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VICTORY! Osceola Township Planning Commission Denies Nestlé Waters Expansion
Wednesday , 19, April 2017 Community, Environment, Flint Water, Nestlé Leave a commentLast night the Osceola Township Planning Commission denied a request by Nestlé Waters North America to build a pumping station as part of their intention to double the amount of ground water they extract and sell as Ice Mountain Spring Water. Last fall, Nestlé began the process to double their output at the White Pine […]
What Up North Progressive Learned at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Really Big Nestlé Water Meeting
Saturday , 15, April 2017 Environment, Flint Water 1 CommentThe Ice Mountain logo of Nestlé North America depicts a snow-covered mountain top; an image meant to make the consumer think the water came from some pristine glacial melt. The reality of Ice Mountain water is it comes out of the ground in Northern Michigan along the Muskegon River. We’re blessed with an abundance of […]
PROTEST IN SPACE @ASANspace @realDonaldTrump
Friday , 14, April 2017 Environment, Sad! Leave a commentJust in time for the March for Science, the first protest in space – or in this case, the Stratosphere. Enjoy!
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Bans Oil Well Wastewater for Road Brine: It Will Be Replaced With …
Saturday , 25, March 2017 Environment Leave a commentIn February of 2017, County Road Commissions in Michigan were notified the MDEQ no longer allowed the use of waste water created by oil extraction for road brine. If you live on a dirt road, then you’re familiar with the process of the Road Commission spraying the road to keep dust down during dry spells […]
Highland Copper Forced to Stop Drilling in Porcupine Mountains State Park Due to Lack of Frozen Ground
Saturday , 25, February 2017 DNR, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentHighland Copper subsidiary Orvana Resources U.S. Corporation halted exploratory drilling on February 19, 2017, in the Porcupine Mountains State Park due to unusual warm weather for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Winter drilling is required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources because the ground must be frozen. The ground in the western Upper Peninsula […]
The Good News and Bad News About Record High Temperatures in Northern Michigan
Saturday , 18, February 2017 DNR, Environment Leave a commentTwo times a year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers a free fishing weekend for people who would like to fish without a license and hopefully give people who have never fished the opportunity to discover how fun fishing can be. The winter fishing weekend is this weekend, and with temperatures in Northern Michigan […]
Snyder Vetoes Bill Eliminating Mandatory Training for Commercial Morel Hunters Because Protecting Michiganians from Toxic Things is a Good Idea
Thursday , 5, January 2017 Community, Environment, Flint Water, Nerd Problems Leave a commentHow do you know Rick Snyder has learned his lesson about not properly regulating things people eat and drink because it may poison them? Today he vetoed a bill that would have eliminated the requirement for people who hunt morels to sell be certified so they don’t poison people with toxic mushrooms. House Bill 5532 […]
Meet the Candidates: US House District 5 Congressman Dan Kildee
Friday , 26, August 2016 Elections, Environment, Flint Water, Uncategorized Leave a commentCongressman Dan Kildee has represented the people of Michigan’s 5th district in the U.S. Congress since 2013. He has made a significant positive impact in his district by fighting for hard-working families and those most affected by decisions made in Lansing at the risk of public health. Dan Kildee is a native of Flint, Michigan. […]
Poverty Island Fire Sixty Percent Contained
Friday , 12, August 2016 DNR, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentA wildfire burning since June on Poverty Island is sixty percent contained according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The fire started by lightning strike on June 26, 2016 and so far burned around 127 acres. Fire fighting efforts focused on saving a historic lighthouse. By using controlled burns to remove vegetation, fire fighters […]
Earth First! Closes Weekend Gathering in Michigan by Staging Protest at the Home of Attorney General Bill Schuette
Thursday , 7, July 2016 Bill Schuette, Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentEarth First! held a weekend gathering in the Manistee National Forest near Free Soil over the 4th of July Weekend. They concluded that gathering by holding a protest in front of Attorney General Bill Schuette’s Midland home on the afternoon of July 6, 2016; demonstrating against the Embridge Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of […]