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I have been honest throughout our discussions. I am not a shill nor do I have any direct interest in either Twin Metals or Antafagosta. It is my choice to comment under whatever name I chose to. When I looked up NEPA it clearly states the the 2 criteria are either a development by an agency or private entity. Does not reference any kind of federal action unless that is your interpretation.

Pebble mine does have direct correlation to what is happening here. In both cases a preemptive action is being taken to try and stop something before any proposal has been put forth. In the case of the Pebble mine the EPA had the good sense to realize there is policies in place already without having to go down the road of preemption. If only the Obama administration had the same good sense when it comes to our issue. You bring in the pre feasibility study put forth by Duluth Metals. This was a requirement of the Canadian govt due to the fact at that time the parent company was based in Canada not the US or Chile. Since your brought the pre feasibility study up lets do some fact checking on that. In a Tuesday group meeting Becky Rom stated that Twin Metals was going to mine on the Spruce Road and cause irreparable damage to Voyageurs Outward Bound. Now I don't know if this was an omission on her part or dishonesty, but if you continue to read further it clearly states that they have NO intention of mining on the Spruce Road.

Finally every study I have seen except for the slanted ones paid for by the anti mining factions show that copper nickel mining would be a boon for our economy. This goes all the way back to the one completed by the state of Minnesota in 1979. We need this in order to keep this community alive, instead of walking around with your rose colored glasses on take a minute and talk to the people in this community. It is becoming increasing clear that you do not care about the people of NE Minnesota. The only thing you care about is your own selfish needs.