Six years ago, residents of San Juan Ridge organized to stop the re-opening of the Siskon Mine. This was the second time many of them had fought this battle. The lessons learned from that experience are still relevant today for anyone considering Rise Gold Corporation’s application to re-open the Idaho-Maryland Mine in the heart…
MineWatchers: Join us for a virtual community meeting to learn about the potential impacts of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. Our special guest speakers for this session are Sol Henson from San Juan Ridge Taxpayers Association and Gary Pierazzi, East Bennett Road Resident. They will be doing a special presentation on the impacts to neighborhood wells and…
Originally published in ProPublica, Sept. 26, 5 a.m. EDT There is a small chance that Pfizer’s vaccine trial will yield results by Nov. 3. But it could still take weeks for FDA review. Here’s everything that has to happen and how to tell a political stunt from a real vaccine. By Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan…
By Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Amherst Just like a fresh piece of fish, vaccines are highly perishable products and must be kept at very cold, specific temperatures. The majority of COVID-19 vaccines under development – like the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines – are new RNA-based vaccines. If they get too warm or…
This short video was produced by the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans (including most notably Steve Schmidt, former campaign director for John McCain), Republicans who can no longer stomach Trump and rightfully consider him an existential threat to our republic. After watching the video, check out the link below it to Professor Juan…