Akula: you're putting a lot of good info out here, and was wondering if you could clarify a couple things :question. Is the land in the preposed polytec mine U.S taxpayer land, or mineing Co. land :question

In "your take of the thing so far" you state " some of the tribal organizations which were partners in the event"... is the "event" the draft Eis , The Eis or was the event the film? What or which event?

Under Scope and Cost of Reclamation in the EIS , you state "An actual reclamation plan would come later as part of the reqiirements for obtaining a permit...bla, bla ,bla, plan to be updated yearly, bla, bla. Yet the way I read you think until polymet can come up with some better reclamation ideas, we shouldn't let them go forward with their mine :question

No offense to you intended, but please take this as helpful imput to your imput...To me you are not yet sure which side of the tightrope you want to fall off of :-?

If you don't mind me asking,,,, Who is your employer, and what type of position do you have that allows you to open an internet post with the declaration "Since I've got lots of time to kill at work"...Sounds to me like your employeer needs to trim a little fat and tighten the ol' belt buckle a little :exclamation ;)