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Wisconsin’s February and the 2013 Mining Bill
To combat the symptoms of cabin fever that came packaged with this Wisconsin February I got out of the farmhouse and into the woods, an activity dating back to my childhood. My father was its chief proponent. We then lived … Continue reading
Gogebic Taconite and Our Wetlands
Published in the Green Bay Press Gazette under the headline “Gogebic’s iron mine should be examined from all angles.” A link to the commentary is provided below. Count on the debate over the permitting process that would allow Gogebic Taconite … Continue reading
Gogebic Taconite: Their Mine, Our Water
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Sunday, February 18, 2012. A link to the essay appears below. Water. You can’t live with it. You can’t live without it. If water is part of a river, stream or wetland that … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, environment, nature, water, Wisconsin
Tagged Clean Water Act, Gogebic Taconite, Iron Mining, Karl Garson, Lake Superior, Mining, Wisconsin Legislature
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The Boy, the Mine and the Earth
Published in the Duluth News Tribune on Sunday, February 12, 2012 with the headline “Flambeau mine gives us a reason to protect the Earth.” A link to the essay appears below. I think of the boy frequently as I … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, Duluth News Tribune, environment, nature, Wisconsin
Tagged Flambeau mine, Gogebic Taconite, Hurley Wisconsin, Karl Garson, Penokee Range
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Cancer and the Growth of Wisconsin’s Economy
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Saturday, February 4, 2012, under the headline, “Don’t ignore the malignancies of economic growth.” A link to the essay is provided below. Cancer and economies depend on growth. The dominant belief is that … Continue reading
Posted in clean water, environment, nature, published, Wisconsin
Tagged ethanol production, frac sand, job creation, Karl Garson, taconite mining
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On Croutons, Buicks and Taconite
Published in The La Crosse Tribune on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 with the headline, “Scars from mining will never go away.” A link to the essay is provided below. Crouton and Shred Division. That’s the wording of a sign that … Continue reading
On Gibbsville and Gogebic
Published the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Friday, January 20, 2011. A link is provided below. Two weeks ago I drove through Gibbsville, a village in Sheboygan County north of my hometown of Cedar Grove. Most of the small dairy farms that … Continue reading
Of Trees, Mines and Our Wisconsin Earth
Published on P. A-11 of the print edition of the Wisconsin State Journal on Thursday, January 19, 2012 with the headline: “Don’t roll dice on environment.” A link to the essay is provided below. One of the most vivid memories … Continue reading
Wisconsin Winters Can Be Hard on Horses
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Saturday, November 12, 2011 On the second Wednesday in November as the season’s first snow graced our farm, I went out to fill the bird feeders and move the food dish belonging to … Continue reading
The Egos of Time and Place: Rome and the Overture Center
This essay was published in The Wisconsin State Journal on June 25, 2011 as: Of Egos, Rome and the Overture Center. A link to The Wisconsin State Journal page: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/column/article_cc17b176-6592-5326-87a0-27a0790d46f2.html The Egos of Time and Place: Rome and the Overture … Continue reading
