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HELENA, Mont. -

Another lawsuit seeks to block development of a copper and silver mine beneath the federal Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in northwestern Montana.
Conservation groups claiming the Rock Creek Mine would jeopardize sensitive bull trout filed a case this week charging the tentative state permit for the project is the wrong kind and imposes only run-of-the-mill requirements. The suit in state court seeks an order demanding a comparatively stringent permit for the mine proposed by Washington-based Revett Minerals Inc., which has said mining would not disturb the surface of the wilderness area. State work preceding that permit would include a study to assess the potential for water degradation from mining.

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Will NOT Disturb the Surface, WHAT ? you poison the Water, you drill under neath and it will not affect the surface, you will not feel the ground vibrate on your hikes in the wilderness? You will not drink the water, eat the fish or the wildlife affected, the lakes will not drain and your Surface will not be affected - WHAT ?

those Damn Environmentalists

Revett Wilderness

Why Can’t Revett Mining leave our wilderness Alone. Hasn’t Libby and Northwest Montana suffered enough over big industry. W.R. has taken the lives of our families.

I realize that Jobs are needed, but at what expensive? The lakes in the Cabinet Wilderness are more pristine than Flathead Lake due to mining upstream from there. The recent news spoke of pollutants in Lake Koocanusa coming from Mines in British Columbia. When does it end. I applaud those who keep fighting, the thing is, it is hard to win. Fresh Water and Clean air is not the priority of our Forest Service or Seemingly the State of Montana, the Land Loses pretty much EVERY time.

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Find out Who Revett, Rock Creek, and the Sterling Mine Folks Really Are.


Those Who Complain about those Damn Environmentalists. And seem to thing that shutting rock creek mine down is all about Environmentalists.

It is not TRUE. This is not about keeping you out of your forest. I was raised on Timber Dollars, I grew up hunting and hiking, and have worked on Forest Crews after clear cuts.
I am not an Environmentalist, I love these mountains and want them to stay as pristine as I have always known them to be. That may be to much to ask.

I have also watched several family members and friends that have died or are VERY sick from Asbestos related issues.

I have seen what happens after the Timber dollars are taken. The Forest Services lack of real management was blamed on the Environmentalist. The Mill Owners also made decisions that were blamed on Environmentalists, there for awhile, the answer to every issue that came up seemed to be “those Damn Environmentalists”

I don’t want to lose what we have left of the Northwest Montana I grew up loving to Big Industry convincing the General Public that they know more about Montana than you do. They will hurt the forest you hunt in, kill the animals you love, pollute your air and your water. Don’t Believe me, do your homework. Do what those who die quietly and painfully in there homes over W.R. Graces actions CAN NEVER DO and that is to STOP it before it STARTS.

Look around, Those trying to save the wildlands are NOT billionairs,

Plum Creek, Champion, Owens and Hurst, all Millionaires and Billionaires, they literally made a killing off of the backs of the loggers and NOW they make another KILLING by selling off the real estate they got in land trades or bought for next to nothing and used your backs to log for them.

You were just trying to make a living

What if this Mine is LITERALLY life or Death to You and Your Family? What if your out hunting and bring home a deer or an Elk that has been poisoned by this

I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN by telling you This, it’s the Truth. Revett Mining has everything to gain by convincing you that they are not hurting the animals.

STOP Blaming “Environmentalist”, it could NEVER Be That Simple; Follow the MONEY…..

Everybody got behind Shovels of Solarity.
It was Shovels of Shit. The workers lost.
and The Blame went to The Wrong Entities.

Did you know that Jim Hurst, Owens and Hurst
had 2 Years Left on their last timber sale when they laid everybody off?

They got this last sale at a Secret Meeting of Logging Companies. I certainly won’t name the small Timber Companies at this meeting. But I will say that Jim Hurst was involved according to my sources.

At this meeting, like many years before, the logging companies took turns bidding on Forest Service Timber Dollars, if they made a deal on who would win ahead of time, it would DRIVE all the prices down. (Just a Rumor that I heard years AGO). Don't Believe ME, ask around .

At this Last meeting that Jim Hurst was at, he, supposedly told the group that if they let him have this one, than he would not bid on anymore. And so they did. A few months later, the Mill announced it was shutting down. However, that contract was still in place and that money still went to Owens and Hurst. It simply cut out the mill workers.

Things were so heated for so many years prior, with the Environmentalist Issues that Big Timber, Big Logging Companies used it has the reason things were so bad when quite often it was the big timber companies who made it look that way to put a smoke screen so that you did not notice the million of dollars they were stashing.

Wasn’t Owens and Hurst established on a Block Grant, they made lots of land swaps that ended up with Jim Hurst owning the land. Though he has waited long enough for YOU to look the other way, he is now starting to sell off his Eureka Montana Real Estate Empire he built off the backs of those working at the mill that he distracted by crying, “the sky is falling” I mean putting the blame elsewhere. Check the State Tax Records, before he sells it all off.

What this has to do with the Revett Mining Situation is to say to you, don’t automatically blame those “Damn Environmentalists” Look Deeper, Follow the Money and you will Find the Truth.

Revett Silver Company

Revett Silver Company Will Not Give Up.

They will fight for this. Why? How many years has this been going on? It has turned into another battle ground like logging where fingers are pointed at that Wrong Bad Guys. Northwest Montana Seems to "Not be Learning from the Past"

Pollution Hurts us all, Sandpoint will LOSE their recreational value with poison going into Lake Pend Oreille. The Economic of Pristine Water and Clean Air will ALWAYS outlast the short term economic gain of mines. As a Real Estate Broker Owner I can tell you that the discussion of the mine going in has already hurt real estate.

Folks email me quite often and ask how it is going. Who wants to live in a polluted area that they thought to be pristine. Recreational Real Estate, People moving inland from polluted shores, and people leaving cities do not want to move to a place that is worse than where they came from.

Sandpoint Real Estate, North Idaho Real Estate, Libby Real Estate, Lake Koocanusa Real Estate and Northwest Montana Real Estate WILL be effected by the mining under the Cabinet Wilderness. If this happens you can be assured that it opens up all wilderness in the area for exploitation, I am all for jobs but I WILL NOT hike in a wilderness where there is drilling below the surface that is killing the animals, poisoning the water.

Real Estate is the Biggest Economic Factor that Will be Hit. Who wants to move to Northwest Montana, the land where the Forest Service always big industry to drill under their wilderness and with a process that WILL pollute the waters forever.

The mining company will take the BIG money and run and maybe even change their name like they did before, and North Idaho and Northwest Montana will be left with the mess. Just like the Vermiculite Mine in Libby Montana.

There is NO DOUBT that the mine will drive away, kill and poison local wildlife.

The Forest Service lost timber dollars, the county lost timber jobs so they are READY to let another W.R. Grace type company come in and rape our land, kill our animals and in the long run we will find out that some form of the process has hurt the peoples health just like the W.R. Grace incident.

The Forest Service is taking it from all sides I am sure, how do you create an economy with out taking it from the FOREST?

That is their Mentality, that is Old News, Old Media and Old Ways. There are a lot more ways to create jobs than to open Northwest Montana up to who ever wants to create heavy labor jobs, ruin our wild lands and become Billionaires on the Backs of our people.

Look around, those who owned the mills that are shut down, are STILL RICH, still Real Estate Moguls and those that made them that way are simply out of a job.

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Governor Martz Expresses Environmental Concerns in Flathead
5/7/2004Kris Goss406-444-3862kgoss@state.mt.us Governor Martz Expresses Concern About Environmental Impacts of Canadian Development Plan HELENA - Governor Judy Martz today requested both the International Joint Commission and Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia to carefully consider the environmental impacts stemming from Canadian plans to open a coal mine and begin coal bed methane development in the Flathead River Basin. Governor Martz asked the International Joint Commission, the body that governs waterways that flow between the United States and Canada, to review the cumulative impact of the activated Sage Creek Mine and proposed coal bed methane drilling in the Flathead River Drainage of British Columbia and Montana. Governor Martz notified Premier Campbell of this request and asked that he defer the projects until the assessment can be completed. The full text of the letters to Premier Campbell and the International Joint Commission is attached. ************************************* May 13, 2004 The Honorable Gordon Campbell Premier of British Columbia Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC CANADA V8V 1X4 Dear Premier Campbell: I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to take this opportunity to notify you that I have requested the International Joint Commission (IJC) assess the cumulative impact of the activated Sage Creek coal mine and proposed coal bed methane drilling in the Flathead drainage of British Columbia and Montana. I think this request meets the spirit of cooperation outlined in the Environmental Cooperation Arrangement that we co-signed last September at the Western Governors Association/Western Premiers meeting that I hosted at Big Sky, Montana. As you recall, it states that we are "to identify, coordinate an promote mutual efforts to ensure the protection, conservation and enhancement of our shared environment for the benefit of current and future generations." The governments of the United States, and Montana have been working toward that end in the Flathead drainage since 1910 when Glacier National Park was established. Specifically, I ask that the IJC examine the affects on water quality, water uses, and many special designations throughout the region. As a result, I am humbly requesting that you defer permitting these projects until after the IJC has had an opportunity to complete its review and assessment. The Flathead River Basin in the United States has received more protection for its natural amenities than any other area in the continental United States. The river encompasses Glacier National Park, has been designated as a wild and scenic river, is home to a number of federally listed endangered species, has been selected as a World Heritage Site Biosphere Reserve, and is the crown jewel of the Waterton Lakes/Glacier International Peace Park that celebrates the good will between Canada and the United States. As you know, the North Fork of the Flathead River has been classified to have very high water quality value and is protected with a strict non-degradation standard under the state of Montana law. The river holds a diverse and abundant predator and prey species that is unmatched almost anywhere in North America. A number of these species reproduce and spend their summers in the British Columbia portion of the Flathead and then migrate across the border to winter in the United States. It is important to note that the IJC invoked Article IV of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty in its decision to recommend against the proposed Cabin Creek coal mine. Article IV states "that waters flowing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of health and property of the other." This recommendation was based on the projected impacts that the Cabin Creek coal mine would have on the waters, fishery and the many special designations on our side of the border. As you know, I am a strong believer in the sovereignty of governments and that each government must do what is in its best interest in developing and using its resources. But, I also believe that these activities cannot impact other governments' preservation strategies, natural resources and way-of-life. In summary, I would hope that you would defer actions on these projects and grant my request to work with us and the IJC in assessing the potential cumulative impacts of these new projects at the international border and downstream in the United States At you convenience, I would be happy to meet with you on this important issue. If you have any questions, please contact Rich Moy at 406-444-6633. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, JUDY MARTZ Governor c: Senator Conrad Burns Senator Max Baucus Representative Rehberg Dennis Schornack, U.S. Co-chair, International Joint Commission Bud Clinch, Director, DNRC Flathead Basin Commission ******************************* May 13, 2004 The Rt. Honorable Herb Gray, P.C.,C.C., O.C. Chair, Canadian Section International Joint Commission 2324 Laurier Avenue W., 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON KiP6K6 The Honorable Dennis L. Schornack Chair, United States Section International Joint Commission 1250 23rd Street N.W. Suite 1oo Washington, DC 20037 Dear Honorable Herb Gray and Dennis Schornack: Please accept this as a formal request for the International Joint Commission (IJC) to assess the cumulative impact of the activated Sage Creek coal mine and proposed coal bed methane drilling in the Flathead drainage of British Columbia. Specifically, I ask that the IJC examine the affects on water quality, water uses, and many special designations throughout the region. The proposed coal mine would be located six miles north of the international border, near the Flathead River. The proposed coal bed methane field would encompass the Flathead River and its riparian corridor roughly 18 miles north of the border. For your information, I have enclosed a letter asking Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia to defer permitting these projects until the IJC has had an opportunity to complete a cumulative impact assessment of them. As you will recall from your 1988 report, the Flathead River Basin in the United States has received more protection for its natural amenities than any other area in the continental United States. The river encompasses Glacier National Park, has been designated as a wild and scenic river, is home to a number of federally listed endangered species, has been selected as a World Heritage Site Biosphere Reserve, and is the crown jewel of the Waterton Lakes/Glacier International Peace Park that celebrates the good will between Canada and the United States. As you know, the North Fork of the Flathead River has been classified to have very high water quality value and is protected with a strict non-degradation standard under the state of Montana law. The river holds a diverse and abundant predator and prey species that is unmatched almost anywhere in North America. A number of these species reproduce and spend their summers in the British Columbia portion of the Flathead and then migrate across the border to winter in the United States. In 1988, you invoked Article IV of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty in your decision to recommend against the proposed Cabin Creek coal mine. You further recommended that "the mine not receive regulatory approval in the future until it can be demonstrated that: the potential trans-boundary impacts identified in the report of the Flathead River International Study Board have been determined with reasonable certainty and would constitute a level of risk acceptable to both governments; and that the potential impacts on the sport fish populations and habitat in the Flathead River system would not occur or could be fully mitigated in an effective and assured manner". Since both of these projects propose a great concern to the United States and its many amenities and designations, I am requesting that the IJC assess the cumulative impacts on the area's environmental well-being. It is my hope that a comprehensive analysis on the water quality, water quantity, and wildlife habitats of the Flathead drainage both at the international border and downstream. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Rich Moy at 406-444-6633. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, JUDY MARTZ Governor c: Premier Campbell Senator Baucus Senator Burns Representative Rehberg Bud Clinch, Director, Montana DNRC Flathead Basin Commission # # # Kris Goss Education Policy Advisor and Deputy Communications Director Office of the Governor State Capitol Helena, MT 59620 (406) 444-3862 kgoss@state.mt.us

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