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Michigan governor uses state song to promote mining as KBIC tribe sues over "Acid Mine" plan

Submitted by Greg Peterson on Thu, 2008-01-17 10:04.

Upper Peninsula Swan Song: As state continues its betrayal of the pristine northwoods, the Governor and Hollywood use song to promote Upper Peninsula mining

KBIC tribe, others sue to stop Michigan acid mine: "Have you left no sense of decency?"

Submitted by Greg Peterson on Sun, 2007-12-30 14:10.

An Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe and several other groups are trying to stop the state-sanctioned rape and pillage of Michigan's northern wilderness by an uncaring mining company and it's minions.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) strongly opposes the "acid mine" on the Yellow Dog Plains because sulfide mining tramples ceded territorial rights and the treaties of 1842 and 1856.

Michigan tribes burned by state approval of sulfide "acid" mine near Lake Superior; Protest rally planned

Submitted by Greg Peterson on Sat, 2007-12-15 06:34.

Michigan top environmental watchdog agency sells out pristine U.P. by giving green light to controversial sulfide mine

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