If it will help human beings, the eco-nutz will oppose it-------Large Upper Peninsula mining plan slated for public debate; DNR wary

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"He favors the mining operation.
"I think it's overwhelming in support and that those in opposition are only a few but, as we know, those few can draw upon a large contingent of national and international groups," said Batchelder, 66, who was raised near Higgins Lake.
"We need jobs, we need commerce, we need to feed our businesses and we need kids in our schools. We need families who are participating in our communities."
The Sierra Club is among national organizations opposing the mining.
"Michigan's public lands like these are too valuable to sell off -- and to do so for a few million dollars in short-term benefits would be tantamount to theft," chapter director Anne Woidwode said in a statement."