Climate Change & Environment
Mining Jobs Mirage
Mining in northern Wisconsin back in the news. A Canadian company wants to do exploratory drilling for copper and gold deposits in Marathon and Taylor counties.
Advocates for mining claim it will be a boost for rural economies and create jobs. Other people dispute these claims. Too often the number of jobs promised don't pan out. The long term environmental damage can cost more than the economic gain. There are many studies that show mining does not improve local economies. There are better ways to create jobs and prosperity for northern Wisconsin.
Mining, like ...
Mining Plans Sound Harmful to the Environment
From 2016-2019, I called Wausau and Marathon County my home. One of the highlights of my time in the area was the pristine and stunning scenery of the north woods. The scenery is not the only benefit of the unmatched forests, lakes, rivers, and other natural features of Marathon County. These features are also essential to the health of everybody living there, the lifeline of many long-existing businesses, and truly a gift not to be squandered. This is why I found it disturbing that some company with no ties to Marathon County wants to come in and put all of these things ...
To Citizens & Leaders of Marathon County:
It was an unfortunate day in 2017 when our state leaders, and I use that term leader loosely, thought it was a good idea to end the moratorium on metallic mining in Wisconsin. Shame on those of you who did this. To make things worse some members of our county leadership did not think anything of approving this flaw in common sense.
At a time when wells are being shut down due to pollution, water quality should be first and foremost on the minds of everyone. More than ever clean ground water for drinking and recreation needs to be protected. The Eau Claire ...
Mining in Wisconsin
A Canadian mining company has an exploratory license and is moving ahead with plans to drill for gold and copper in north-central Wisconsin. Green Light Metals believes the Reef in eastern Marathon County and the Bend deposit in Taylor County have “economic interest” that warrant further exploration.
The company says the Bend deposit, located within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest contains 4 million tons of copper and gold. They say the Reef deposit contains about 454,000 tons of gold reserves. This sounds impressive but it is misleading information. ...
Bold Climate Action
We have a real opportunity in the City of Wausau to work together toward a positive change, and I am hoping that you will join us next week Wednesday at 6 pm, to find out more about how you can help. As the farming season becomes more unpredictable, and as severe weather becomes more frequent and destructive, we can see in our community and around the world that climate change is here and only getting worse. It is a daunting issue that can feel insurmountable when we face it alone. But we know that our individual climate conscious choices will no longer be enough. We ...
We All Need Clean Water
As you may, or may not know, a Canadian company called Green Light Metals has applied for a drilling permit in eastern Marathon County.
Water is one of the most important things in our lives. Plans were recently announced to commence a sulfuric acid mineral exploration drilling project to evaluate if an open-pit gold mine will be constructed. Citizens from the region are very concerned that groundwater will be placed in jeopardy of contamination. Without access to clean drinking water, many aspects of everyday life will become burdensome and unhealthy. Every ...
Earth Day 2022
Sponsored by the local Citizen’s Climate Lobby Chapter and NAOMI of Wausau celebrated Earth Day by planting fifteen trees on April 23rd at Memorial Park. In the spirit of Wausau’s Community for All Resolution those trees were planted by our sisters and brothers from our Indigenous, Hmong, African American, and Hispanic communities as well as Muslim, Jewish and Christian members of our Family. We were excited to have tree planting teams from the LGBTQ community and various local organizations like the YWCA, MOSAIC, Citizens for a Clean Wausau, Citizens Action ...
Citizens are concerned about the planned sulfuric acid exploration drilling and mining at the Wausau-Reef Deposit
Water is one of the most important things in our lives. Plans were recently announced to commence a sulfuric acid mineral exploration drilling project to evaluate if an open-pit gold mine will be constructed. Citizens from the region are very concerned that groundwater will be placed in jeopardy of contamination. Without access to clean drinking water many aspects of everyday life will become burdensome and unhealthy.
The first step in the process of this sulfuric acid mineral mining development is exploration drilling. Between 100 and 125 boreholes are estimated to be ...
Earth Day 2022 in Wausau: Honoring Life, Building a Beloved Community for All
The significance of an annual Earth Day celebration stands out like a beacon of hope and determination in our increasingly troubled environment. PFAS in our water, benzene in our deodorants, sunscreens and other commonly used products, particles of plastic now showing up in the blood coursing through our bodies and in our lungs, pesticides, and climate change; the evidence that decades of environmental carelessness threaten life on this planet of ours is all around us.
Rather than throw our hands up in despair we choose to honor this unique, living planet
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Wisconsin Farmers Union News
Good day, friends and neighbors,
Let’s all say it together, SpRInG PLEASE aRRive already!
Meanwhile, I am certain it will be warmer by MAY 7, when we will have a spring membership meeting. We would love to see you there, at Whitewater Music Hall in Wausau at 1 pm. We will hear from Paul Daigle, Marathon County CPZ Department, about the EPPIC (Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation) and watershed management, and updates from the state WFU staff. I am sure we will also discuss Kohlrabi Day!! Watch for the card in your mailbox for more info and save the ...