WAVE Players Lampoon Corrupt Michigan Officials, Politicians, Crooked Sulfide Mining Company
Channel: WAVECleanWater
Date: 2011-07-11

(Marquette, MI) - A new environmental group, WAVE (Wave Action Vital Earth) is the action arm of Save The Wild U.P.
The battle continues in 2011 to stop the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Minerals Sulfide "Acid" Mine on the Yellow Dog Plains in a remote area in north Marquette County near Lake Superior and the tiny hamlet of Big Bay, MI.
The WAVE Players have decided to use humor -- because the real facts (keep reading) are enough to make honest people cry.
Documents have revealed a possible criminal conspiracy between the state of Michigan, Kennecott Minerals and Rio Tinto.
Not something unusual for the international mining giant Rio Tinto, whose minions are charged with a wide range of crimes across the globe including bribery, violating environment laws and human rights violations.
"Rio Tinto was complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity," stated the residents of the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea in a lawsuit filed against Rio Tinto.
In China, Rio Tinto bosses were arrested for bribery -- a practice the company has used in many projects in order to get politicians, police, prosecutors and judges on their side.
So why then -- did the state of Michigan decide to get into a toxic bed of sulfuric acid with Rio Tinto - including blatantly violating treaties with the Ojibwa/Anishinaabe -- with plans to destroy sacred Eagle Rock (an ions old Native American outdoor church).
In addition to crimes, all mines opened by Kennecott Minerals have serious environmental problems.
MI Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm (Dem.) and Attorney General Mike Cox (State's top cop) refused to answer questions about a financial connection with the mine owners.
WAVE and other U.P. residents have asked the MI Attorney General Bill Schuette (Republican) to investigate a series of suspicious actions involving Rio Tinto and state officials.
Those suspected of wrongdoing included employees of the MI Dept. of Environmental Quality, Gov. Granholm and her staff.
Previous Attorney General Mike Cox (Republican) -- refused to investigate the allegations and refused to answer questions about his (or family) financial connections with the mining company.
Will MI Attorney General Bill Schuette open a probe?
Is it strange that MI Governor Granholm and the 7 candidates for her job (included Mike Cox, future Gov. Rick Snyder) all refused to reveal any financial connections of any kind with Rio Tinto, Kennecott Minerals and its subsidiaries, agents, lobbyists etc.
All eight could have stated they have no financial connections - instead they refused comment.
Why?

Director, Videographer, Editor: Greg Peterson, Cedar Tree Institute

Writers: Lillian Heldreth, Martha Bush

Producers: WAVE, Lillian Heldreth, Martha Bush

Cast:

MI Gov. Rick Snyder (R): Rich Sloat
(Rich is also channeling Ex-MI Gov. Jennifer Granholm, because her actions also fit the same part)

MDEQ minion: Kristi Mills

Kennecott crook loaded with cash: Lillian Heldreth

WAVE official: Martha Bush

Cop: Margaret Comfort

Lawyer: Gene Champagne

Doctor: Laura Nagel

Guy off the Street: Phil Milkie

Gal off the street : Rachel Giuliani

Dog: Nutmeg, the Magnificent

MI Attorney General Bill Schuette:
(517) 373-1110 (Lansing Office)
(517) 373-3042 (Fax)
miag@michigan.gov

www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-21153-51368--,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Attorney_General

Rio Tinto accused of crimes against humanity by citizens of New Guinea:
www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Lawlawsuits/Lawsuitsregulatoryaction/LawsuitsSelectedcases/RioTintolawsuitrePapuaNewGuinea

State expert Dr. David Sainsbury cited safety concerns about the Kennecott Minerals sulfide mine.
The state lost his report until exposed by environment groups
http://lakesuperiorminingnews.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/sainsbury-may-6-2006-report.pdf

National Wild Life Federation (NWF) on safety concerns, state cover-up:
http://74.220.215.226/~savethew/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/2007-0409-nwf-knot-analysis-to-date.pdf

Save the Wild U.P.
Marquette, MI
info@savethewildup.org
www.savethewildup.org
906-228-4444

Kristi A. Mills, Director
906-250-3350
Adrian Bakker, Executive Secretary
adrianbakker@gmail.com

SWUP Facebook
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20079015072

Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
Big Bay, MI
906-345-9223
ydwp@yellowdogwatershed.org
www.yellowdogwatershed.org

Emily Whittaker, executive director
elimywhit@hotmail.com
Cynthia Pryor, Sulfide Mining Campaign Director
Wendy Johnson, Preserve Coordinator
Chauncey "River Walker" Moran, Yellow Dog RiverrKeeper

Concerned Citizens of Big Bay
Big Bay, MI
Gene Champagne, founder
906-345-9217
planner@up.net
www.nosulfidemine.com

F. Michelle Halley, NWF attorney
Marquette, MI
906-361-0520
halley@nwf.org

Cedar Tree Institute
www.CedarTreeInstitute.org
Rev. Jon Magnuson
magnusonx2@charter.net
906-228-5494
906-360-5072

Greg Peterson
Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute, volunteer media advisor
earthkeeper@charter.net
906-401-0109