EARTHblog » Hilary Lewis
Solar Double-Whammy
For the first time ever solar companies are going to have a chance to bid on our public lands, just like oil and gas and mining companies do.
And the good news doesn’t end there.
Tagged with: mining, public lands, solar
Are we at war?
I'm not talking about Iraq or Afghanistan, class-warfare or the war on Christmas - I'm talking about a mine site in Wisconsin.
At the beginning of the year Al Gedicks of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council wrote a guest blog post which mentioned that Wisconsinites had "mobilized public opinion against Gogebic Taconite’s (GTac) proposal for a giant open pit iron mine." Then in June, 15 protesters headed over to the site for a demonstration that didn't get out of hand, but Gogebic felt differently.
Tagged with: mining, psyops, wisconsin
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