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Mothballed Wolf Management Advisory Council to Reassemble
Thursday , 28, January 2021 DNR, Upper Peninsula, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentOn October 29, 2020, insurrection provocateur Donald Trump ordered the gray wolf delisted from the Endangered Species Act. The Department of the Interior announced the gray wolf successfully recovered and it was time to allow states and tribes to manage wolf populations again. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which struggled to protect wolves living […]
No Jack, the Upper Peninsula will not freeze when Governor Whitmer shuts down Line 5
Saturday , 2, January 2021 COVID_19, Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentSelf-declared thorn in Governor Whitmer’s side Jack O’Malley (R – It’s really complicated!) in a matter of hours went from declaring full and complete investigations into all alleged election fraud in Michigan to declaring full and complete support of keeping Enbridge Line 5 open else the Upper Peninsula will become a frozen wasteland. Jack even […]
Let the Beauty of Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Inspire You as an Artist In Residence
Monday , 6, January 2020 Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThe Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for Spring, Summer, and Fall, 2020, and Winter, 2021, residencies are accepting applications until February 14, 2020, for any artist interested in a chance to create art while living in the pristine forest of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park; Michigan’s largest state park For two weeks, artists have the […]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Urges US Fish and Wildlife: Don’t Remove Gray Wolves from the Endangered Species List
Wednesday , 24, July 2019 DNR, Environment, Upper Peninsula, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentAttorney General Dana Nessel submitted a letter to David Bernhardt of the United States Department of the Interior in response to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to remove the gray wolf from the endangered and threatened list on March 15, 2019. AG Nessel’s letter stresses the service’s requirement to follow the law […]
Doesn’t the Upper Peninsula Need Line 5’s Propane?
Sunday , 30, June 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThis video from Oil and Water Don’t Mix has the answer. It’s time to decommission Enbridge Line 5.
Attorney General Dana Nessel Defends Upper Peninsula Electricity Customers from $10 Million Rate Hike
Thursday , 28, February 2019 Community, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentOn February 21, 2019, the office of Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MSPC) in Lansing opposing the Upper Peninsula Power Company’s (UPPCO) request for a $10 million raise in electricity rates for the service they provide their customers in the Western Upper Peninsula. Nessel’s filing requested the rate […]
Michigan DNR wants Feedback on “Managing” Wolves: The Answer is Endangered Species List
Wednesday , 5, January 2022 Up North Progressive Environment, Upper Peninsula, Wolf Hunt Leave a commentOn Tuesday, January 4, 2022, The Michigan Department of Natural Resources asked for public input on managing Michigan’s native wolf population. Currently, the DNR counted 695 wolves living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The purpose of the survey is to update the 2015 update of the original 2008 wolf management plan. According to prominent carnivore specialist […]