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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Cyanide spills make you think…

      ‘Polluted water spilled at Fort Knox Gold Mine’ Associated Press – May 7, 2010 12:54 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A 2-acre area at the Fort Knox Gold Mine near Fairbanks is being dug up to remove pollution from a spill of water contaminated with a low concentration of cyanide. The [...]

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Bristol Bay Native Leaders to Hold Press Briefing… UPDATED

UPDATED: from Midcurrent… Former Alaska First Lady Part of New Pebble Mine Suit By Marshall Cutchin The big news out of Alaska yesterday afternoon was that former Alaska First Lady Bella Hammond has filed suit, along with native Alaskan representatives and other individuals, against the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. They say the DNR has [...]

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Oh Sarah, where art thou?

In a world full of leaders with massive, blinding egos, ours takes the cake. To say that Sarah Palin is inconsistent is like saying Michael Jackson is not getting enough press coverage. Just days after announcing her ‘official’ premature extraction from Alaska’s highest office, Sarah Palin is now fishing in Bristol Bay. Yes, the very same Bristol [...]

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Socked in…

  The re-opener was an epic display of old-time Alaska. Thousands of black-gray backs of schooled salmon in packs of 30 to 50 as far as the next bend. Fortunately, there were still trout to be had via the properly waked dry in-between the intermittent upstream rushes of first run sockeye. The salmon run is the earliest [...]

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No Pebble Mine Town Hall Meetings…

                       Town Hall Meetings From RRC’s website: Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Renewable Resources Coalition wants to hear your thoughts on how we can protect Bristol Bay and the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. We’re holding open town hall meetings in Anchorage with more to follow soon. You’ll have the chance to share ideas [...]

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Stepping back…

The presidential campaign to this point has been a long, tough battle between two major parties. With less than 60 days left to tack on more bruises and fractures from both sides of the aisle let’s take a step back. Take a much needed deep breath. The media’s obsession on vetting an unknown VP candidate is spreading into an all out blizzard. The [...]

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Sarah Palin…

In terms of maps of the U.S., Alaska has long been neglected. Each morning on tv, the national weather maps represent our massive state as a shrunken-head version of itself tucked off in the left corner next to Hawaii… that is until today.  McCain’s announcement in his choice of Vice President of the United States is… Sarah Palin? I thought last [...]

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Down but not out…

The voters of Alaska have spoken… for the mining industry. There is still a lot that can be done to stop Pebble Mine from being developed. The 71,456 of you who voted yes for Clean Water, for Wild Salmon and for Bristol Bay must emerge from this foreign money sponsored defeat. Spread the word. Write letters [...]

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Troubling news…

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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