Human Rights, Rio Tinto and the Integrity of Protest
In the contentious battle unfolding around a proposed sulfide mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the particular focus of intense opinion depends, of course, on whom you're listening to. Most of the pro and con arguments are based in science and economics. Lost in most public debate is any reference to the moral implications of this heated public controversy.
Inland Drilling
On the southern shore of Lake Superior, rugged edges of deep green forest merge with cliffs of sandstone and million-year-old granite to mark the northern boundary of Powell Township. For most Michigan citizens, this remains a remote, forgotten corner of the Upper Peninsula, an economically depressed region that economists often call America's "second Appalachia." For those who live here, it has become a battleground between an international mining company and a patchwork coalition of
The Awakening
Canal Street is one of the jewels of Duluth's commercial district. Located on the water's edge of Lake Superior's largest port city, perched on foundations of old industrial docks, it's a glistening neighborhood of upscale art galleries, restaurants, gift shops and bookstores.
