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What We Can Look Forward To As Wisconsin Is Open For Mining Business.
Yes I know that the Gogebic Taconite mine never materialized. But the end goal of neutering environmental regulations remains intact and at some point when taconite prices are again on the rise, someone will propose opening a mine at that site. But beyond the deflowering (pun intended) of the beautiful…
Walker administration sought to appoint mining lobbyist to top position in DNR
In yet another example of Gov. Scott Walker’s administration seeking to put the proverbial foxes in the henhouse, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting mining lobbyist Bob Seitz was considered for a top position at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) before the Walker administration backed off the appointment…
Gogebic Taconite spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to influence Republicans on Wisconsin mining law
But remember, there’s absolutely NO “pay to play” going on in Wisconsin… Gogebic’s spending was thought to be relatively modest until court documents related to a Milwaukee County district attorney’s investigation of ties between Walker’s political organization and outside groups were unsealed Aug. 22. Political donations from Gogebic representatives totaled…
Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams will stand trial in Spain
It was reported late last year that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams had lost his last appeal to have charges of environmental destruction dismissed, though it was unclear then that Spanish officials would follow through with an indictment. It’s clear now. Former Iron County district attorney Tony Stella has the…
Dan Bice should be ashamed of himself
I live over 325 miles northwest of Milwaukee and don’t read Dan Bice’s column all that often, but I notice that the blurb under the title of his ” No Quarter Blog ” reads, “Daniel Bice, the Journal Sentinel’s watchdog columnist, holds politicians and the powerful accountable ” Is that so?…
Tom Tiffany’s lump of coal Christmas
GOP State Senator Tom Tiffany, alleged author and prime mover of Wisconsin’s new ferrous mining law, had a pretty bad Christmas. First it was the news that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams may be facing trial in Spain on charges of criminal damage to the environment. It seems that the same technology Williams…
A tale of two headlines
In the wake of news reported first in the Cheddarsphere that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams is facing charges in Spain for damage to the environment comes two very different headlines. Here’s Lee Bergquist of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gogebic president implicated in Spanish legal proceeding Then there’s Rick Olivo of the Ashland Daily Press: GTAC…
Update: Bill Williams is a wanted man!
It would appear that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams is indeed wanted in Spain on criminal charges related to his oversight/operation of a copper mine near Seville. Iron County resident and former district attorney Tony Stella has the details. Why isn’t Media Trackers on this story? When Katie Kloth was arrested for accosting a GTAC employee…
Breaking: Is Bill Williams a wanted man?
Posted just this morning on the Facebook page of Citizens Concerned about the proposed Penokee mine is a potentially game changing article from a Spanish publication, lainformacion.com, suggesting that Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams may be wanted in Spain for crimes against the environment and damage to public property. Here’s the Google…
An Asbestos Coincidence In Wisconsin Or Not?
Earlier this month Senator Chris Larson included a discussion on the asbestos legislation currently before the legislature in Madison in one of his newsletters. This week, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor took up legislation–Senate Bill 13 and its companion, Assembly Bill 19–intended to limit the rights of victims…
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