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S. 1862, The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2007
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Superior AZ resident
S.1862 is a dishonest attempt by a foreign mining conglomerate to avoid the daylight and due diligence of proper and appropriate environmental and hydrological impact studies. Rio Tinto knows that such a project would never get fast-tracked were it required to have the proper and appropriate studies completed. Passage of the land exchange cedes ownership of the land in question to Rio Tinto, who would then be under no obligation to conduct the necessary studies. The massive profits bandied about by Rio Tinto execs would go straight to London, and be of little to no value to Arizona's or the US' macro-economy. Passage of the land exchange is BAD for our environment, BAD for our economy, and BAD for our democracy. OPPOSE this land exchange. OPPOSE S.1862!
Top of the World
Just say no! They don't have to live here we do. And we don't want them here. If anyone is going to mine this, at least make sure its an American company. Otherwise we're just throwing what's left of our national treasure away!!
Real Superior Resident, Not the Impster
As for providing jobs, you miss the point here as well. The jobs will be "highly skilled." RCM states this over and over again. I live in Superior, we have many hard working people. But Superior does NOT have a highly skilled workforce. So where are these highly skilled workers going to come from? Elsewhere. Where are these highly skilled workers going to live? Elsewhere. Where are these highly skilled workers going to shop, buy their cars, send their kids to school, eat out at night, etc.? Elsewhere, that's where. Mining is our history here in Superior. But good god, just be honest. We're not the most sophisticated bunch. The lies, half truths, and misinformation RCM puts out there to garner support is really an insult to the good people of my town. It's like somebody taking advantage of your grandmother. Shameful.
Real Superior Resident, Not the Imposter
RCM has done a poor job with their environmental commitment! Take the Shaft 9 dewatering program. First, RCM was going to dump the waste water into Queen Creek until ADEQ busted them (oops!). So RCM began building a pipeline to send the water to the Magma Irrigation District, until they were busted by Forest Service, whose land the pipeline crosses (oops!). Then, EPA questioned irrigating alfalfa fields, with toxic heavy metals (oops!). So RCM came up with a new plan: for irrigation, RCM would "blend CAP water 10 to 1 with mine wastewater. But the Feds hadn't been notified, said, "HUH?!" Correct me if I am wrong: if same piece of land is irrigated with blended water, over time the same amount of heavy metals spread on the same plot of land, then in the end, the same amount of heavy metals is concentrated on this land as if you didn't blend with CAP water at all. RCM counts on people not thinking too deeply about RCM methods. Shame.
Jim C
We need this industry to sustain American industry. Those opposed are small minded and would place the People of America at the mercy of foreighn countries as they have our oil. Just say no to Gang-Green and their elitist attitudes. They would starve AmericaJUHWO to attain their idea of utopia.
Real Superior Resident
Uhhh...Jim...you write, "Those opposed are small minded and would place the People of America at the mercy of foreighn countries as they have our oil." Umm...Jim...who owns Resolution Copper Mining? Uhh...Rio Tinto. What country does Rio Tinto belong to, Jim? Uhh...the United Kingdom. Who are the largest investors in Rio Tinto, Jim? Uhh...Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait. Who's at whose mercy here, Jim? You also write, "Just say no to Gang-Green and their elitist attitudes." Umm...Jim? I'm no elitist. I have worked in mining my whole life. It will be great to see this mine up and running. It would be even better if it were an American company to do it, and not some foreign company that doesn't give one rat's ass about the America you--and I--hold dear.