http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/oly_action_sen_lisa_brown_moves_maury_is A bill to stop Glacier Northwest from expanding its strip mining—the bill would question whether or not Glacier actually had ownership rights to the minerals there—appeared to die in the Senate on Saturday—and with it, the last hope for Maury Island residents who have been fighting for years to halt Glacier's environmentally destructive work. (A series of "save Maury Island" bills, including an identical one on mineral ownership rights, had already failed in the House despite the strong leadership of sponsors like Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-33, Sea-Tac) and Rep. Sharon Nelson (D-34, Vashon Island).) However, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown... Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:05:49 -0800 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:45:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Nice work by Senator Brown. If only the House leadership had half her brains and a quarter of her guts.

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