New group that`s challenging existing environmental groups on mining in Wisconsin has Republican ties

A new advocacy group, the Natural Resource Development Association, has emerged as a vocal advocate for pro-mining causes and clashed with conservationists along the way.

Little has been revealed about the group’s support.

Until now....

...The registered lobbyists for the parent company of Meteor include former Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, the brother of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau); and veteran lobbyist Eric Petersen, whose clients include the Milwaukee Brewers, General Motors and Robert W. Baird, according to state records....

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Ken Notes: I may have mentioned the money available to the mining industry, in case you were questioning my brilliance read this...

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

--- Sun Tzu, The Art of War