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Wisconsin: Big mining experiment fades away
2015-03-04 06:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kenosha News: Wisconsin's great test of whether environmentalists and iron miners can be friends, or could at least live together in peace, will have to wait for another time. Gogebic Taconite, the company that planned a huge iron mine in northwestern Wisconsin, announced Friday that it was closing its office in Hurley and that the mine, which was projected to employ up to 700 people, was "unfeasible at this time, ' according to a brief item by the Associated Press. In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal...
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Gogebic Taconite says Wisconsin mine isn't feasible; cites wetlands, EPA
2015-02-28 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: The company that promised a huge mine in northern Wisconsin announced Friday that it was dropping the controversial project because it is not feasible. We dont want to throw out false hope, Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams told the State Journal. Our parent company felt there wasnt enough certainty to it. State Republicans crusaded for the mine starting in 2011, saying it would create thousands of jobs in an economically distressed area, but scientists warned of possible environmental...
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Mining company closing office in northern Wisconsin
2015-02-27 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The company looking to open an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin announced Friday it was closing its office in Hurley, saying future investment was "unfeasible at this time," a move that marks the end for now of the project near Lake Superior that sparked fierce debate and opposition from environmentalists and tribal members near the site. Bill Williams, president of mining company Gogebic Taconite, released a statement announcing the decision. It comes after field explorations were put on hold...
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Wisconsin home sales slip in January but prices rise
2015-02-24 00:42:14| Real Estate - Topix.net
According to a housing market analysis by the Wisconsin Realtors Association, home sales in Wisconsin dropped 3.7 percent last month compared with the same time last year. But the organization's chairman, Dan Kruse, notes that January is typically the group's slowest month for home sales.
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Wisconsin Schools Step Up Recycling Efforts
2015-02-22 18:44:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.leadertelegram.com/">Leader-Telegram</a> More waste materials at UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout are being used again, thanks to recycling initiatives at those colleges. read more
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