Staff & Contributors

Thu. Mar. 8th, 2018

Thirty pieces of copper

Carla Arneson

Wed. Oct. 11th, 2017

The PolyMet lie you do not have to be a scientist to recognize

Carla Arneson

Thu. Aug. 24th, 2017

Minnesota’s water war

Carla Arneson

In Minnesota, proposed sulfide mining is a war over water.

Thu. Mar. 16th, 2017

When it comes to sulfide mining, let’s use ‘pro-water’ and ‘anti-water’ to describe stances

Carla Arneson

Wed. Oct. 19th, 2016

Minnesota DFL State Central Committee tables pro-water resolution

Carla Arneson

Wed. Jun. 17th, 2015

Wake up Minnesota, your babies are crying

Carla Arneson

More than wild rice is being harmed.

Wed. Mar. 11th, 2015

Reverse osmosis is not the solution to pollution; it is the result

Carla Arneson

Groundwater in Minnesota is a protected public resource; it is not the property of any mining company. These are our waters, not PolyMet’s, not Glencore’s.

Thu. Jul. 17th, 2014

Iron is not a panacea for wild rice or for our children

Carla Arneson

Who is speaking for the children?

Thu. Mar. 13th, 2014

Saving our Lake Country

Carla Arneson

The DNR’s troubles have just begun. PolyMet’s SDEIS has yet another flaw. This flaw could prove to be fatal, ending PolyMet’s project. Symbolically, the Ides of March is coming up.

Thu. Feb. 27th, 2014

Saving our Lake Country

Carla Arneson

Almost exactly 105 years after Roosevelt created the Superior National Forest, we are about to destroy it.

Thu. Jan. 9th, 2014

PolyMet’s SDEIS: Perpetual water treatment and sulfide mining are synonymous – some are just having difficulty recognizing it

Carla Arneson

PolyMet, a corporation without an end date is perpetual but its pollution, also without an end date, is not perpetual?

Thu. Oct. 17th, 2013

Local News

Carla Arneson

A war on women: In Minnesota, the first victims of sulfide mining would be their children

Fri. May. 24th, 2013

The Whanganui weeps for the St. Louis River

Carla Arneson

This is a tale of two rivers. The Whanganui, New Zealand’s third longest river, flows with dignity, having been given personhood in 2012.

Sun. Jan. 20th, 2013

St. Louis County Commissioners vote to support children paying for their School Trust Fund with their health

Carla Arneson

On December 18, 2012, a majority of the crowd at the Morse Town Hall in Ely was against the resolution, but that did not stop the St. Louis County commissioners from voting, 5-1, “to support a land exchange with the state and federal government.” State Representative Tom Rukavina, David Oliver of Duluth Metals, and State Representative David Dill of the infamous quote “We should mine, log and lease

Mon. Nov. 5th, 2012

Congressman Chip Cravaack has Minnesota waters in his campaign crosshairs

Carla Arneson

Not long ago US Congressman Chip Cravaack objected to a misleading television campaign ad, but frequently Cravaack’s own website has reached new lows in disingenuous rhetoric. I guess it is acceptable if he initiates the skewed information.

Fri. Oct. 5th, 2012

US House bill 5544 is a decision about our children’s health, not about Minnesota’s Permanent School Trust Fund

Carla Arneson

By: C.A. Arneson

Mon. Aug. 27th, 2012

Minnesota’s 8th District Congressman Chip Cravaack invents his own definition of truth

Carla Arneson

In the Duluth News Tribune’s July 22nd letter, “Congressman’s view: Schools will receive money from BWCA land swap for decades,” Congressman Chip Cravaack stated: ‘Just last week, the Star Tribune editorial board insinuated I am

Mon. Jul. 9th, 2012

PolyMet, Twin Metals, and Credibility Deficit

Carla Arneson

PolyMet’s strategy to gain support for the first proposed sulfide mine in Minnesota lacked credibility from the beginning. Those involved with the proposed NorthMet project told us repeatedly that it was going to be a “safe” mine; then they said the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) would prove it is a “safe” project; then they basically flunked the DEIS with the lowest rating possible; so they quickly claimed ‘flunking’ was just part of a process to work out the kinks.

Thu. Mar. 1st, 2012

Running out of water in Chile: Antofagasta sets its sights on Minnesota’s water wealth

Carla Arneson

Concerned Minnesotans are demanding protection of our wealth of water, asking for a moratorium on sulfide mining, pointing to the industry’s abysmal track record of water contamination. There is another reason for concern. Water consumption.