Alaska’s own Governor Sarah Palin spoke out Wednesday in opposition to the Clean Water Initiative #4… Palin cannot advocate for or against a ballot measure, officially, but she took what she calls “personal privilege” to discuss Ballot Measure 4.”Let me take my governor’s hat off just for a minute here and tell you, personally, Prop 4, [...]
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Troubling news…
Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged Alaska Politics, Anglo American, APOC, Ballot Measure #4, Clean Water Initiative, Corruption, Frank Bailey, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Pebble Mine, Sarah Palin on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pebble is wrong mine at wrong place
Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged Alaska Politics, Alaskans Against the Mining Shutdown, Anchorage Daily News, Anglo American, APOC, Ballot Measure #4, Clean Water Initiative, Corruption, Dr. Bruce Switzer, Frank Bailey, Frank Murkowski, Mixing Zones, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Pebble Mine, Sarah Palin, Sockeye Salmon on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Read this insightful article written by Dr. Bruce Switzer in today’s Anchorage Daily News. COMPASS: Other points of view By BRUCE SWITZER Published: August 18th, 2008 10:24 PM Last Modified: August 18th, 2008 10:42 PM Ballot Measure 4, “An Act to Protect Alaska’s Clean Water,” is focused on preventing the certain disaster [...]
Pebble Problem
Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged Pebble Mine, Clean Water Initiative, Open Pit Mining, Sockeye Salmon, Alaska Politics, Corruption, Anglo American, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ballot Measure #4, Dr. Bruce Switzer, Frank Murkowski, Mixing Zones, Alaskans Against the Mining Shutdown, Tailings Dam Failure, Alaska Mining Royalties, Tailings Dam, Renewable Resources on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The issue of Pebble Mine exudes emotions. The anti-Pebble Mine side sees the possibility of unimaginable consequences for future generations. The pro-Pebble side sees something quite different. To put it simply, the development side sees dollar signs. As Alaskans you must ask yourselves… at what cost? A fight has been waged that pits billions of dollars of mineral wealth versus the priceless resources [...]