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Theodore Roosevelt

Friday, September 13, 2013

DNR denies hearing to frac sand foes

Happy Friday the 13th, my friends!

Maybe it's the date, but here is some news from Wisconsin: 



Crawford Co, WI, the subject of the first story, is located south of La Crosse about an hour near Prairie du Chien. Edie, who is quoted in the article, is a great friend, leader and ally to all in the movement. (The Pattison frac sand mining company is the same one that has done its best to hurt the charming little city of McGregor, Iowa, a Mississippi River town just across from Crawford Co. Pattison is a greedy, power-hungry, and spiteful company.)

And it looks like the now-dead  $100M St Charles / Mn Proppant sand plant is going to pop up in Trempealeau Co.  Texas company Hi-Crush wants to spend  $80 million on building theirs. The county won't let them (moratorium), so they're working on getting annexed. That's what we call "investment for the long haul." Imagine the profits to be made -  $500 Million? $1 Billion? How about $20 Billion?  This ain't going away anytime soon, I'm afraid.

Well, as we're all aware, sometimes it's a step forward and a step back. We in the movement, though, have momentum -- we have to realize that. We are having a HUGE effect in all 3 states, no question. (Even tho sometimes it doesn't seem like it.) So we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and move forward!

In solidarity,

Jim

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