Bristol Bay Communities Speak Out Against Pebble…

EPA chief hears mine opponents at Bristol Bay meeting By MARGARET BAUMAN Dutch Harbor Fisherman via The Associated Press Published: August 4th, 2010 03:59 PM Last Modified: August 4th, 2010 09:50 PM DILLINGHAM — One by one, representatives of a dozen Southwest Alaska communities stood to tell the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [...]

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Newsworthy and the not so newsworthy

No time to post for awhile but in the meantime…   Craig man accused of ramming humpback whales by The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A man accused of ramming two humpback whales in the waters near Craig has reportedly reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The Anchorage Daily News reports the deal calls for [...]

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The Dumbification of Alaskans…

I realize ‘dumbification’ is not an actual word but what’s worse, an individual making up a word or a mining conglomerate’s unmitigated attempts at brainwashing Alaskans in their push to develop Pebble Mine. The truth is slapping us in the face about Pebble, the Pebble Partnership, and Anglo American Mining. Do not minimize the recent violations from Anglo and [...]

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Pebble is wrong mine at wrong place

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 [...]

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