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John Kennedy

Virginia, Minnesota
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1 year 4 weeks

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Posted on 04/24/12 at 10:44 pm in response to Environmentalists take on MPCA over pollution in BWCA and northern parks

Ok, I'm all for cleaning up the air however I am not for misrepresenting a situation. These photos look doctored to me. Here is why: the effect of a haze increases with distance because its increasing density increasingly obstructs/reflects light. A haze is imperceptible at a close distance and will increasingly obstruct vision as distance increases until nothing is visible. When looking at this picture I would expect the plants in the foreground and the water nearest the camera to be nearly...

Posted on 04/25/12 at 03:30 am in response to Chamber, corporations pursue sulfide mining at cost of degrading Minnesota's waters

The bottom line here is that either we accept copper-nickel mining with the latest technology, strictest environmental/labor laws in the world, under the supervision of the best engineers, and with the blessing of the EPA, MPCA , DNR, ACOE etc.or we quit using all the products that are derived from mining in these deposits. This is not a false choice. If you are not willing to do either you are a hypocrite enjoying the substantial increase in quality of life these minerals provide while...