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It is difficult to imagine a worse pick than Jason Brune for DEC commissioner. He has spent the last two decades advocating for virtually every mining project in Alaska. He was literally the spokesman for the Pebble Mine.

  1. Jason Brune has spent the bulk of his career working for mining companies or their advocacy groups.
    1. 11 years as executive director of the Resources Development Council, a mining group.
    2. 3 years as spokesman for the Pebble Mine
    3. Board member of Alaska Miners Association
    4. Ran a mining industry PAC to spend corporate money in Alaska elections
  2. He was not honest in the Senate Resources Committee. He said he has not made his mind up yet on Pebble. He has. He has repeatedly said he favors the mine.
  3. He has been extremely pro-Pebble on social media.
  4. He is simply not neutral. He cannot be a fair decision-maker on Pebble.
  5. Because he has spent his entire career in industry, he will probably do that again when he leaves. He shouldn’t be auditioning for his next mining job while he is issuing mining permits.
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Living, Working, & Farming in a Salmon Landscape: Embracing an Alaskan Land Ethic

By Robbi Mixon | April 9, 2021

Conservationist and ecologist Aldo Leopold published his pivotal essay Land Ethic in 1949. Central to this essay is a call for honoring our moral responsibility to the natural world, by caring not only about ourselves, but also the land, and the inseparable relationships between them. Land Ethic demands thinking and action beyond our own immediate […]

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Your Power, Your Vote

By Satchel Pondolfino | April 7, 2021

Across the Cook Inlet watershed, railbelt electric co-ops are hosting their board of directors’ elections now. These elections are often overlooked yet they have real measurable effects on individual member-owners and our state at large. In the midst of a global climate crisis and ever growing economic disparities, our local institutions matter and, while all […]

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New Report Shows Mining Not Alaska’s Next Golden Goose

By Bob Shavelson | April 6, 2021

As Alaska girds for a future without the wave of petrodollars that fueled our early years, it’s time we decide how best to protect and develop the incredible natural resources that make the Great Land unique. A new report makes clear that hard rock mining will not fill the fiscal gap left by flagging oil […]

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On the Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Disaster, Complacency & Neglect Are Roaring Back

By Bob Shavelson | March 24, 2021

A few minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef, a glaring navigation hazard in Prince William Sound. The rest is history. Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS). And as we look back on the devastation and heartbreak wrought by the EVOS, it’s important […]

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Dunleavy Launches Yet Another Assault on Wild Alaskan Salmon

By Bob Shavelson | March 2, 2021

On January 15, the Dunleavy Administration welcomed-in 2021 with new proposed rules to strip Alaskans of our rights to keep water in our streams and lakes to protect our fish (see original post, below). Now, in response to strong public pushback, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has extended the public comment period until […]

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