A Rising Tide of Bristol Bay Residents Oppose Anglo American's Pebble Mine
Anglo American CEO should honor her promise not to build the mine against community opposition
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The most in-depth survey of local Alaska Natives' opinion on the Pebble Mine show that 79 percent of area Natives believe the mine would damage Bristol Bay's wild salmon fishery – a key resource that many residents depend on for income and food. Only 8 percent of those surveyed support the mine.
Coinciding with Anglo's annual shareholder meeting, on April 22nd Alaskan Native leaders and fishermen took out advertisements in the Business section of the London Times print and online editions to hammer this point home.
Read more about residents' opposition to the mine and the London Times ads
Big News - Bristol Bay Native Corporation Asks EPA to Step in on Pebble Mine
BBNC, which represents more than 8,600 Alaska Native shareholders has asked the EPA to step in to use its authority under 404(c) of the Clean Water Act to tailor a prohibition on the discharge of mine waste from the Pebble Mine. Read about it in the Bristol Bay Times.
Read the rest of this entry »Canadian’s open pit mine plan panned in the U.S.
The Montreal Gazette covers opposition to Pebble Mine in recent article, “Canadian’s open pit mine plan panned in the U.S.” Here’s a quote from Bristol Bay fishermen Lindsey Bloom, “We live and make our living from where the Pebble mine would be
built,” says Lindsey Bloom, an official with the [...]
LA Times Story on EPA Visit to Bristol Bay
Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Chief Lisa Jackson met with dozens of mine opponents at Dillingham High School, where tribal leaders and commercial fishermen began a push to have the EPA wield its veto authority.
“The location could not possibly be worse on the face of the earth,” said former state Senate [...]
Pebble Mine puts Investors at Risk
The Pebble Mine Investment Advisory details the growing list of regulatory, legal, engineering and political challenges facing Anglo American as its struggles to secure permits for the controversial gold-copper mine. Read the full report (2MB pdf).
At meeting with EPA chief, residents united in opposition to Pebble
July 29th, 2010 | Cordova Times
Opponents of proposed Alaska mine score in court
July 26th, 2010 | Associated Press
EPA sets Pebble mine listening sessions
July 26th, 2010 | Dutch Harbor Fisherman
Pebble could pollute perfect, porous habitat
July 25th, 2010 | Anchorage Daily News
The BP Oil Spill and the Pebble Mine
June 3, 2010 | National Jeweler
Bristol Bay sockeye thrive on diversity, scientists say
June 2, 2010 | Seattle Times
OP-ED: Pebble Mine - Disaster in the making?
May 19, 2010 | Bristol Bay Times
Koktuli River named 'Waters to Watch'
May 5, 2010 | Bristol Bay Times
Anglo faces disgruntled shareholders at AGM
April 22, 2010 | Interactive Investor
Appeal to halt mine works in Alaska
April 22, 2010 | UKPA
Anglo American under fire for prospecting in the Alaskan wilderness
April 18, 2010 | guardian.co.uk
Zale among wave of jewelers opposed to Alaska mine
April 13, 2010 | Associated Press
Alaska lawmakers request Pebble Mine study
March 24, 2010 | Bloomberg BusinessWeek/AP
Mining industry reports increase in production, lawsuits
March 19, 2010 | Alaska Journal of Commerce
Mining industry reports increase in production, lawsuits
March 19, 2010 | Alaska Journal of Commerce
Hall follows 'Seasons of Subsistence' in photos
March 18, 2010 | Juneau Empire
Pebble to spend $73 million; formal permitting begins in 2011
March 5, 2010 | Alaska Journal of Commerce
Mine will jeopardize an industry that employs more than 6,000 people annually, businessman says
March 3, 2010 | Juneau Empire
The Ethics of Gold
March 1, 2010 | JCKonline.com
Pebble mine developers to pay fine over water-use violation
February 12, 2010 | Anchorage Daily News
New, higher resources now estimated for Pebble mine
February 7, 2010 | TradingMarkets.com
Anglo's CEO promised not to build the Pebble mine against community opposition. Surveys show: communities are overwhelmingly opposed. Click here to tell Cynthia to honor her promise!
