Posted on 06/14/2013 7:44:14 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
A group opposed to Gogebic Taconite's $1.5 billion open pit mine is planning an organized walk on Saturday into a heavily wooded area of Iron County that was the site of protests and vandalism earlier tis week linked to construction of the proposed mine.
A 3-mile hike into hilly terrain is being touted by organizers as non-violent and an opportunity for the public to see how exploratory drilling "impacts a pristine landscape," according to statement issued by the Penokee Hills Education Project.
But Gogebic's spokesman Bob Seitz said the company is worried that this week's vandalism could spark more trouble, once the group begins walking through an area with drilling rigs and other equipment.
With heads covered, protesters on Tuesday escalated tensions in a confrontation with Gogebic crews.
Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk on Friday estimated damage at about $2,000 after protesters slashed tires, damaged equipment, destroyed a worker's camera and took away her cell phone.
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Light em...
We don’t need no stinkin jobs...
May the wood ticks feast on the greenie weenies .
"Pristine" is the enviro-whackos favorite word. As if they've discovered a stone foundation, a mound or a stump that nobody's seen before.
It so happens that, Iron County is full of spent open pit iron mines. That's why it's called the "Gogebic Range". Indeed, the Indians mined the area for copper and iron long before the white man arrived.
"Pristine", my butt.
People have been mining in that area for 10,000 years.
Eco-greenies protest proposed iron mine in Northern Wisconsin on Saturday
FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.
Those political/regulator class criminals continue to try to prevent domestic competition against their slave operations on foreign soil, but they do so with our nation giving them the evil eye and quietly thinking about tomorrow. They’ll lose before long, as their debt regime continues to wash their weak foundations away (balance of payments deficits).
Most such protesters I’ve seen on the Rockies don’t work anyway. Most of them are retirement-age regulators or pensioners with fat cash flows from Uncle Samantha.
Protest and vandalism? I bet the New Yalk Slimes are looking for Tea Party members to blame it on.
Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk on Friday estimated damage at about $2,000 after protesters slashed tires, damaged equipment, destroyed a worker's camera and took away her cell phone.
FTA: “With heads covered,...”
If what they are doing is just and pure and right, why do they need to cover their faces?
(It is a rhetorical question.)
EPA Gives Info For Free to Big Green Groups 92% of Time; Denies 93% of Fee Waiver Requests from Biggest Conservative Critics
http://cei.org/news-releases/epa-gives-info-free-big-green-groups-92-time-denies-93-fee-waiver-requests-biggest-con
one reason they don’t need to work much...
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