To the government, it was a defunct offshore light tower that hadn’t helped ships navigate the waters off North Carolina in more than a decade. To a Minnesota entrepreneur, the platform out in the Atlantic is a launching pad for research into wind power and other technologies.
via Pioneer Press.
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“The total wolf harvest was 53 less than the maximum quota of 200 for the early season, although hunters in the Northeast Zone actually exceeded their quota by three wolves,” via Duluth News Tribune.
The wolf season now enters the phase where trapping is allowed.
“We know that trappers are likely to be more successful than hunters so we expect to see a fair number of wolves taken through trapping,” DNR wildlife population manager Steve Merchant tells the AP.
A majority of wolves killed during this year’s season in Wisconsin were trapped.
The LTV taconite mine closed in 2001. PolyMet Mining wants to convert it to a copper-nickel mine. Minnesota has no experience with this type of mining, but other such mines around the world have caused serious damage to water systems. (Photo Courtesy of PolyMet Mining)
“Mining companies hoping to tap Northern Minnesota’s non-iron metal deposits have set up camp in the metro area.They’ll spend hundreds of millions of dollars and create hundreds of jobs in the Duluth region if their proposed mining operations win regulatory approval. In the meantime, these metro miners are already writing checks in the Twin Cities,”
via Business Journal.
