Bevins Refuses to Clarify Kennecott Meeting Circumstances

Vince Bevins, Powell Township supervisor, and Jim Gauthier, from the Powell Township Planning Commission, sponsored an "Economic Business Meeting," March 3, at the Powell Township Hall, in Big Bay. Their guest presenters were Jon Cherry, Kennecott Eagle Project manager; Bill Henry, a project planner for Kennecott; and Gregg Nominelli, from the Lake Superior Community Partnership. The meeting, intended to outline economic opportunities related to Kennecott's potential mining activity, was attended by 64 citizens.

Gene Champagne, Powell Twp. resident and founder of Concerned Citizens of Big Bay, asked for clarification regarding who set up the meeting. "You need to be very clear with the people because there is some confusion...that the chairman of the Planning Commission and the supervisor of Powell Township are sitting up there saying this isn't a government meeting."

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[AdmiralLobeam]

Opportunities the you can expect frm the Kennecott Eagle Project:

1. Emergency Response On Scene Coordinator and HAZAMT crew to respond to massive releases of toxic metals and millions of gallons of acidified water.

2. Natural Resources Damage Assessment

3. Toxicologist

4. Ambulance driver and EMTs

5. MD - Internal Medicine

6. MD - Oncologists

and more...

[chuckkottke]

Recycling is sustainable. Efficiency is both sustainable and vastly better than greater exploitation. "Opportunities" need to see farther than 10 or 20 years. Boom and bust is the old west; today we need to look ahead towards a renewable economy, in sync with human wellness, ecological concerns, and intelligently designed systems. We have the brains to make these changes today, but economic fair play is a must to move us in the right direction. A Recycling and Efficiency future.

[chuckkottke]

Take for example, Nickel. Using enameled iron pots, spoons, and strainers instead of stainless for cooking works just fine. Better engine designs dramatically reduce exhaust heat and the need for heat-resistant nickel alloys. Even nickel catalysts can and should be replaced with newer engineered materials, such as synthetic zeolites. We have undervalued the earth and the life it supports, for short-term gain and short-term thinking. Quality-of-life economy, not quantity-of-stuff economy.

[chuckkottke]

About 5% of the copper, zinc, gold, and nickel is necessary in our economy, if we apply better technologies today to use common earth elements to replace essential demands. And this figure could be reduced further with better technologies involving newer materials and methods. Plus, the economy would be improved via efficient use of materials, less overall risks embodied, and better designs from these materials. We need to rise above the old paradigms, and into a greener future.

[chuckkottke]

The risks are simply too great. Mining sulfide ores, under a river and wetland?? Opportunities for real improvements should center around long-term sustainable businesses - and changes to allow honest, ethical, sustainable, and environmentally sound businesses to prosper. We live in a world of unsustainable thinking and action, when we need to be moving towards a world of renewable and earth-friendly resources. Common elements to build the future. Minimize the risks, and risky processes.