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	<title>Wisconsin Resources Protection Council</title>
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		<title>January 2012 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/january-2012-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[iron mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[janet bewley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 11, 2012
Dear WRPC Member,
Despite efforts to discourage people from northern Wisconsin from attending a public hearing on the Iron Mining bill (AB 426) by holding the hearing in Milwaukee, many northern residents got in their cars or caught a bus at 5am to make the long trip to testify at the hearing. Opponents of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent Appeal to Wisconsin Mining Activists &#8211; Comments Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/announcements/urgent-appeal-to-wisconsin-mining-activists-comments-needed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/announcements/urgent-appeal-to-wisconsin-mining-activists-comments-needed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council (WRPC) is asking you to voice your support for a proposal by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to list an unnamed stream at the Flambeau Mine site (known as “Stream C”) as “impaired” due to copper and zinc toxicity. The Flambeau Mine, owned by London-based Rio Tinto, operated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 2011 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/december-2011-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/december-2011-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bad river]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[center for biological diversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eagle mine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 8, 2011
Dear WRPC Member,
Supporters of Gogebic Taconite’s (GTac) open pit iron mine in the Wisconsin State Assembly are once again trying to rush through a major assault on Wisconsin’s mining regulations. Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) said that lawmakers will hold a news conference on December 8 to reveal details of the legislation. Although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Gedicks Discusses Mining on Wisconsin Public Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/al-gedicks-discusses-mining-on-wisconsin-public-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/al-gedicks-discusses-mining-on-wisconsin-public-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WRPC&#8217;s Al Gedicks was on WPR&#8217;s Joy Cardin show on Thursday, October 27.  After clicking here to listen to the program, drag the bar to the 20-minute mark to begin Al&#8217;s segment.
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		<title>Resisting Resource Colonialism in the Lake Superior Region</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/resisting-resource-colonialism-in-the-lake-superior-region/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/resisting-resource-colonialism-in-the-lake-superior-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read Al Gedicks&#8217; Z Magazine article on resource colonialism in the Lake Superior region by clicking HERE.
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		<title>August 2011 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/august-2011-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/august-2011-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aquila]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[center for biological diversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 31, 2011
Dear WRPC Member,
As you know, WRPC, the Center for Biological Diversity and Laura Gauger are embroiled in a lawsuit against Kennecott Minerals over ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act at the Flambeau Mine site near Ladysmith, Wisconsin. What happens at Flambeau stands to impact ALL of us who are fighting ill-advised mining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Al Gedicks about &#8220;Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/interview-with-al-gedicks-about-resource-rebels-native-challenges-to-mining-and-oil-corporations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/interview-with-al-gedicks-about-resource-rebels-native-challenges-to-mining-and-oil-corporations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to Ken Rose&#8217;s in-depth interview with Al Gedicks at What Now.
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		<title>Flambeau Mine Update (July 2011)</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/announcements/flambeau-mine-update-july-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/announcements/flambeau-mine-update-july-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[copper mine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hardrock mine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New Proposal from Kennecott, but the Old Adage from Roscoe Churchill Still Rings True:  &#8220;Just Grass Over a Grave&#8221;
Kennecott / Flambeau Mining Company (FMC) is proposing to convert an existing 0.9-acre, lined &#8221;detention basin&#8221; (pond) at the partially reclaimed Flambeau Mine site to an &#8221;infiltration basin&#8221; and construct two new infiltration basins at the site to handle contaminated runoff.  I recently received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 2011 Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/july-2011-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/newsletters/july-2011-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 5, 2011
Dear WRPC Member,
Gogebic Taconite (GTac) almost got away with it. The coal-mining company that wants to dig a gigantic open pit taconite mine near Lake Superior assured the audience at a public forum in Ashland last January that they were not seeking to change Wisconsin mining regulations or public participation in the permit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Rush on Mine Permitting?</title>
		<link>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/whats-the-rush-on-mine-permitting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wrpc.net/articles/whats-the-rush-on-mine-permitting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally published by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
by Al Gedicks
May 19, 2011
Should the state&#8217;s regulatory authority over the metallic mine permitting process be dramatically reduced to accommodate the wishes of a mining company to receive a permit in record time?  This is not a hypothetical question.
Gogebic Taconite (GTAC) has met with several legislators about its proposed open pit [...]]]></description>
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