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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Bristol Bay Communities Speak Out Against Pebble…
Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, Anglo American, Bristol Bay, Iliamna, Kvichak, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Nushagak, Pebble Mine, Pebble Partnership, Rio Tinto, Sockeye Salmon on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Good read about Pebble…
Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged Acid sulfide, Alaska, Anglo American Mining, Bristol Bay, Contamination, Copper, Earthen Dams, Gold, Kvichak, Lake Illiamna, Molybdenum, Mulchatna, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Nushagak, Open Pit Mining, Pebble Mine, Pebble Partnership, Pilings, Sockeye Salmon, toxic discharge, Waste Rock on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
‘Pebble could pollute perfect, porous habitat’ ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS COMPASS: Other points of view By JACK STANFORD Published: July 25th, 2010 06:19 PM Executives with Pebble Limited Partnership and some of their high-profile supporters, like former House Speaker Gail Phillips, have recently made misleading statements about the location and potential impacts of the proposed Pebble [...]
Bristol Bay Native Leaders to Hold Press Briefing… UPDATED
Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged Alaska Natives, Anglo American, Bristol Bay, Environment, Leaders, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Nunamta Aulukestai, Open Pit Mining, Pebble Mine, Sockeye Salmon on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Oh Sarah, where art thou?
Posted in Alaskan Politics, No Pebble Mine, tagged Alaskan Politics, Anglo American, bribes, Bristol Bay, Commercial Fishing, Corruption, Fishing, Michael Jackson, money, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Open Pit Mining, Pebble Mine, reasons for quitting, Red Salmon, Sarah Palin, Shannyn Moore, Sockeye Salmon on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 »
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, [...]
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 [...]
Evolution
Posted in Fishing Trips, TSPEY'S FAVES, tagged Anglo American, First trout, flyfishing Alaska, Iliamna, Kenai River, Newhalen River, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Open Pit Mining, Pebble Mine, Rainbow Trout, Southwestern Alaska on July 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Spring Leopard | Photo by J. Hasegawa My first trout on the fly is a cherished memory. I was 12 years old. It was caught with a polar shrimp fly that I had found on the bank earlier that day. After eagerly casting my Dad’s 9 weight fly rod out into the blue-gray waters of [...]
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