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keep it wild... (Original Post)
handmade34
Jan 2012
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(5,075 posts)1. Northern Wisconsin is like that for lots of us
This is Copper Falls State Park, just a few miles from where the new Taconite mine is planned.
Thanks a lot Walker.
https://www.google.com/search?q=copper+falls+state+park&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLJ&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=Y8khT6fOG6jo0QGps_X-CA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBoQ_AUoAQ&biw=907&bih=391
A woman I know says the people on the reservation absolutely will not tolerate the mine even though it means jobs. They know it will destroy the environment for EVER. She said there is a lot of tribal money available to help stop it from happening, plus some other ways that she was more secretive.
I love Betty, she reminds me of my mother who is 85.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)2. the photos are wonderful
I drove through there last year driving Xcountry for work... I hope the will is strong there to fight the mine
our forests, our land is our lifeblood... and I am horrified that there are so many in this country who have no respect for the importance of taking care of the land and ending the exploitation (rape, I call it!)... by previous signature line was...
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
Nihil
(13,508 posts)3. I prefer your previous signature line - it's true. (n/t)
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. i can't believe how much awesome there is in that woman. love ya betty! nt
tabatha
(18,795 posts)5. Thanks!