There is an existing pipeline from the Canadian oil sands into the United States…lets call it the Keystone L Pipeline for fun. It essentially runs a few hundred miles east from the Athabasca Oil Sands in eastern Alberta Canada before heading south into the United States. The Keystone L Pipeline currently terminates at a refinery [...]
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The MacIver Institute bills itself as the “Free Market Voice For Wisconsin” As a matter of fact they are so proud of this they have it plastered on their website next to a picture of Dick Van Patten. The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy is a Wisconsin-based think tank that promotes [...] Since Gogebic Taconite first announced its intentions last January to mine iron ore in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin, the majority of the focus has been placed on the particulars of Wisconsin’s mine permitting process. Republicans want to ” streamline” the process while democrats want to preserve environmental protections and the public interest as they [...] After WEAC recently “recommended” former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for Governor, it set off a little firestorm of protest from both sides. I said everyone should just relax and let this play out. I stand by that with a little update. After speaking to WEAC president Mary Bell, I wanted to expand on [...] Today WEAC recommended Kathleen Falk for Governor. The state’s largest teachers union on Wednesday endorsed former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for governor, saying the longtime Democrat has a proven track record of responsible government and a belief in fairness and democracy. “We cannot afford to sit back,” said Mary Bell, president of [...] Republican State Rep. Jeff Stone is a grade-A moron. Considering the highly negative impact the proposed mine will have on native americans living in northern Wisconsin, the tribes involved ABSOLUTELY should have a seat at the table as the impact of the proposed mine is discussed and debated. If you can’t get up north to the public hearing in Hurley tomorrow you can listen in or watch the hearing through a couple of different media outlets. WOJB community radio will broadcast the hearing live, starting at 10:00 am, at http://www.wojb.org/ or 88.9 on your FM dial if you’re within 80 miles of Hayward, WI. Or you [...] There’s a very interesting paragraph in James Rowen’s January 4th post about the public hearing to be held on the Assembly mining bill in Hurley on January 11th. An aide for Williams, Charlie Bellin, said the committee tried to locate the Jan. 11 hearing in Ashland County, closer to the proposed Gogebic Taconite mining site, but [...] According to a report on Wisconsin Public Radio James Kroll, who earlier this year was appointed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker as Wisconsin’s first “Deer Trustee,” wasn’t even in Wisconsin during the most recent deer hunting season. As Wisconsin’s “Deer Trustee,” Kroll’s job is to monitor the health and population of Wisconsin’s herd, duplicating a [...] |
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