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Issues & Events in 2010
February 2010:
Feb 15th,
Deadline for articles for next
UPEC
newsletter, for more info, please
contact us
March 2010:
**Friday,
March 19th, 2010: UPEC Board
Meeting, Marquette at the Federated Women’s Clubhouse
from 2-5 p.m, includes pizza with potluck before the keynote
speaker for UPEC's Celebration. For more info,
contact us.
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Friday-Saturday
March 19-20, 2010:
UPEC sponsored
CELEBRATE THE UP !
with a number of key
speakers and group booths in 3 different locations at 3 corners,
Marquette.
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Friday-Saturday, March 19-20, 2010
Celebrate the U.P.!
Join the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition in a FREE celebration of what’s great about the U.P.
A full day of speakers at the three corners where Ridge and Front Sts. intersect in downtown Marquette, MI.
A brochure with details will be uploaded here soon.
For more info,
contact us.
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2010
On going issues & opportunities:
Ballot Initiative
“There’s No Pure Michigan Without Pure Water”
The only way to give voice to the threat of metallic sulfide and
uranium mining and win the battle for pure water is to take the
message to Michigan voters directly via a ballot initiative
campaign.
Read More...
Proposed Kennecott Mine Eagle Project Update
Due to the extreme complexity of this issue and the many fronts
going on simultaneously, here is an update of events that have taken
place in the past year to date:
Fact Sheet
Wisconsin Citizens May Sue Kennecott for
Ongoing Pollution at the Flambeau Mine
The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council (WRPC) announced it
intends to file a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR) and Kennecott's Flambeau Mining Company
(FMC). The lawsuit would be in response to ongoing water pollution
that violates Wisconsin law and the Federal Clean Water Act at the
Flambeau mine in Rusk County. Since Kennecott and other mining
companies have promoted the Flambeau mine around the world as an
example of a "green" and sustainable mine, winning this lawsuit will
help protect everyone's freshwater resources.
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UPPCO Land Sales May Put Former U.P. Recreation Areas Off-Limits
In early December, 2005, U.P. residents were startled to hear 7,300
acres of recreational lands currently open to public use were being
put on the block by their owner, the Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO).
According to a website set up by UPPCO to inform the public about the
proposed sales, 2,300 of those acres are in Alger County, 2,800 in Ontonagon
Co., 500 in Marquette/Delta Counties, and 1,700 acres of land in Baraga
Co. The acreage in question abuts the company’s hydroelectric plants
at Au Train, Boney Falls, Bond Falls, Cataract, Prickett Dam, and the
Victoria Flowage. By the end of December, 2,720 acres had already been
sold to a private developer.
A group of people concerned about the sale of this land has been formed.
The Upper Peninsula Public Access Coalition (UPPAC) has created an on-line
petition drive requesting legislators call for a new environmental impact
study of those areas. To sign the petition or learn more about this
issue, go to UPPAC’s new website at
www.uppac.com.
UPEC will continue to stay on top of this issue and report what is going
on as we learn more about the sale of these unique public lands.
FROM DEQ & DNR:
Public involvement is a vital part of many programs administers by
the Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Environmental Quality
(DEQ). A successful public involvement process ensures that those
who are most likely affected by a decision are notified, understand
the proposed decision, and have an opportunity to provide meaningful
input prior to a DNR or DEQ action. Staff from the DNR and DEQ has
put together a survey to better understand how the public
participation process is currently working and where improvements
can be made. Please take a moment to answer a short survey on public
participation located at the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xySmS2igGfT_2bizpMOKGB7g_3d_3d
Please only respond to the survey once and share the link with
others who can provide feedback.
The Peter Wolfe Chapter of the North
Country Trail Offers Volunteer Adventure!
The NCTA is looking for volunteers to help build and
maintain the trail in Baraga County. Work will begin June and run thru
the summer. For more information, go to their website at
www.northcountrytrail.org/pwf
2010
January 2010:
**Saturday
January 16, 2010: UPEC Board
Meeting, Baraga, for more info,
contact us.
Sunday Jan 31 at 9pm, & Feb 1st at 1pm
on WNMU TV channel 13:
Film Celebrating Wolf Moose Exploration on Isle
Royale to Air on WNMU TV
–For the past fifty
years, scientists have been
observing
the delicate balance among wolves, moose and climate on
Michigan's Isle Royale National Park . Filmmaker George
Desort spent over four years gathering material from this
unique ecosystem for Fortunate Wilderness, a film
that will be airing on Sunday, January 31 at 9 pm ET on
Marquette’s WNMU, Channel 13. Repeats Monday, February 1 at
1 pm. Anchored
in the Northwest depths of Lake Superior, Isle Royale is one
of America’s last remaining wild places. Inhospitable
waters isolate the island from the mainland, making it a
difficult yet ideal environment for discovery. Explore this
wilderness island with renowned wolf biologists Rolf
Peterson and John Vucetich as they attempt to make sense of
this complex, fascinating relationship. "The
Isle Royale wolf-moose research project is iconic in the
world of predator-prey studies. George Desort's film
'Fortunate Wilderness' …relates the stories, personalities,
and spirit of the people in this special place studying
these amazing critters." Doug Smith, Yellowstone National
Park.
About George Desort
George
Desort is an independent filmmaker working in Chicago,
Illinois. After graduating from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison he taught skiing in Aspen, Colorado for
ten years, and then returned to Columbia College in Chicago
and earned a BFA. Desort spent three years in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan researching and collaborating on
Fortunate Wilderness. His nature photography and video
work has been featured in National Geographic, Audobon
Magazine, Backpacker, and the Chicago Tribune.
Trailer from the film can viewed here.
Click here to see
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