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Browse through or search our library of expert and community articles, presentations, and opinion pieces.
The views and opinions expressed here are those of the original creators and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of CEA Foundation or the MineWatch campaign.
Deni Silberstein: Viewer Beware
Local resident, Deni Silberstein, takes issue with Rise Gold's online ad and its questionable representation of miners. Read in The...
Paul Schwartz: Incompatible uses
The nearby city of Auburn in Placer County restricts mining in areas that are incompatible. Nevada County needs to consider the same. The...
Jim Steinmann: Mine jobs – Harsh, few, and not for locals
Rise Gold is touting jobs, jobs, jobs. But reality is not all it's cracked up to be. All this hoopla for 132 local jobs? 12 hour shifts?...
Patricia Sharp: Save our town
This Grass Valley resident shares a piece of local history regarding the huge costs and hurdles of the Magenta Drain which handles runoff...
Sharon Delgado: The mine is not good for children or other living things
Historic issues with mine wastewater are paid for with both public and private funds, e.g., the Mine runoff from the Empire Mine which is...
Jan Weaver: School busses passing proposed mine
Local resident, Jan Weaver is concerned about the Mine's impact on our children. This letter to the editor was originally published in...
John Vaughan: The tale of a wolf, and a gold mine
This delightful fable reveals the absurdity of the Rise Gold's financial promises. Vaughan is a retired CIO of Pride Industries. This...
Ray Bryars: Economic Impact Report
This local resident shares what he learned about the concerns shared when community experts reviewed the Economic Impact Report for the...
★ Rise Gold Shouldn’t Be Trusted. Here’s Why.
Rise Gold CEO Ben Mossman's prior company polluted tribal waters, went bankrupt, and left Canadians with a bill to pay. Mossman is...
CONTROVERSY - RISE GOLD "STUFFING THE BALLOT BOX"
During the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report, Rise Gold submitted 1,600 reply cards and form letters as “comments”...
★ Community and Local Agencies find massive flaws in Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR
Residents of Nevada County and local government agencies were shocked at the inadequacy of the 1000+ page Draft Environmental Impact...
The Union | Don Rogers: Mine’s main ore is risk
Want to know where things stand in the proposal to reopen the Idaho-Maryland Mine? The Union's newspaper's publisher sums it up. Don...
Terry Lamphier: Mine our green, not our gold
This "alternative use" proposal would use the existing mine tunnels as an emergency water source and reflects on the complex geology that...
Earth Justice Ministries: A spiritual and moral perspective on reopening the mine
Local nonprofit, Earth Justice Ministries, brings a spiritual and moral perspective to aesthetics, cumulative impacts, and the need to...
Terry McLaughlin: Still not convinced mine should reopen
After a year of following mine news, this conservative Union columnist still believes the negatives overwhelm any good the mine could...
★ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Threshold - The Case For 'Net Zero'
CEA Foundation President, Ralph Silberstein explains why GHG thresholds set in the draft environmental report are no longer relevant. To...
Ken Bernstein: Look to the past to predict mine’s future if allowed
Reviewing Rise Gold CEO's past decisions, Ken concludes that "he is extremely unlikely to be a good steward of the operating permit for...
John Vaughan: Alternatives not considered
A Grass Valley resident discusses various alternatives for the site which were dismissed from the mine report as "not feasible". He...
Ray Bryars: A small aircraft airport, really?
This local resident takes issue with an attempt to mischaracterize the nature of the Nevada County Airport in order to minimize its...
★ David J. Whitehead: Mine would undermine climate change solutions
The mine report uses categorization to stay below arbitrary, outdated thresholds, says Citizen's Climate Lobby Nevada County chapter...
Jeff Kane: Nevada County sidewalk conversation
Jeff' wicked wit shines again. Does Rise Gold think of us as "Ignorant Rube County"? They seem to hope so. This opinion piece was...
★ A close look at Rise Gold's Job Claims
Local resident Katherine Popenuk did some homework on "average" mining salaries. They don't align with Rise Gold's promises. The...
Jonathan Keehn: The Siskon Mine well disaster - quick read
Reopening this local mine ruined wells over two square miles in San Juan Ridge. Months of flooding scoured a creek down to bedrock -...
Tony Lauria: Mining history is rife with harmful effects
Should the people living in our county be made to endure the risks of gold mining for the profit of one company? Even considering such a...
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