Pebble Mine

  • “That’s not for us,” say Alaskans after seeing Bingham, Utah mine

    Ralph Maughan

    Utah’s Kennecott pit shocks Native Alaskans contemplating the proposed giant Pebble Mine- Kennecott’s pit on the edge of Salt Lake City has been a fixture of the area for many years. It polluted the ground water and the smelter poisoned the air, but it did not threaten a way of life, nor the larger area.…

  • Palin's Stand on Mining Initiative [Bristol Bay] Leaves Many Feeling Burned

    Ralph Maughan

    Palin and the gold mine above Bristol Bay- Salah Palin may have violated state law when she tried to divorce herself from the fact that she was governor to register her opposition to a ballot referendum designed to kill the Pebble Mine. She basically endorsed the controversial Pebble mine that could destroy the world class…

  • Sarah Palin’s record on environment is abysmal

    Ralph Maughan

    Sarah Palin’s record on environment is abysmal. By Rick Steiner. Seattle P-I. Guest Columnist. Palin may have the worst record on the environment of any candidate for the president or vice presidency in history. She won’t even protect Bristol Bay from the huge Pebble Mine (her daughter is named Bristol), and so much of the…

  • World’s largest pit mine planned for SW Alaska

    Ralph Maughan

    I hadn’t heard about this until I read the Denver Post today. Proposed mine could have dreadful impact. By Charlie Meyers. Denver Post The project would have a huge impact on wild salmon fisheries in Alaska. It also involves two dams, one larger than the Three Gorges Dam in China. As usual in the Bush…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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