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hue

(4,949 posts)
Sat Aug 31, 2013, 06:15 AM Aug 2013

Bill would close forest around Wis. mine site

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/Bill-would-close-forest-around-Wis-mine-site-221873781.html

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Two Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would close down the forest around an iron mine site just south of Lake Superior.

Gogebic Taconite wants to dig a 4 1/2-mile mine in the Penokee Hills. The forest around the site is enrolled in the Department of Natural Resources' managed forest program, which ensures access for hiking, hunting, fishing, skiing and sightseeing. Protesters emerged from the forest earlier this summer and accosted mine workers.
Sens. Glenn Grothman and Tom Tiffany's bill would allow Gogebic Taconite to close up to 4,000 acres around the site to recreational use. Tiffany says the proposal is meant to help protect mine workers from more protesters.

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Outrageous!!!!
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Bill would close forest around Wis. mine site (Original Post) hue Aug 2013 OP
Privatizing the Commons. Downwinder Aug 2013 #1
Tiffany says the proposal is meant to help protect mine workers from more protesters. Scuba Aug 2013 #2
The forest should be closed to protect itself from the oncoming RAPISTS!!! hue Aug 2013 #3
Until further notice, Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #4
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
2. Tiffany says the proposal is meant to help protect mine workers from more protesters.
Sat Aug 31, 2013, 06:40 AM
Aug 2013

I thought they had these guys for that?




Which side do you think is more likely to turn violent?

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