by Cook Inletkeeper | May 2, 2019 | Pebble Mine, Press Releases, Uncategorized
In May 2019, Inletkeeper released a report (see below) showing the pile of money Pebble is spending on high-end lobbyists to influence the Trump Administration’s so-called “permitting process.” The report showed that since the beginning of the Trump...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 26, 2019 | Clean Water, Pebble Mine, Salmon
UPDATE: February 2020. The Alaska Miners Association failed to secure passage of legislation to prevent Alaskans from protecting our most important water resources last session. So, what’s a well-heeled mining trade group with a fancy lobbyist to do? Keep...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Apr 9, 2019 | Civics, Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, Salmon
Court Dismisses Pebble’s Bogus Effort to Silence Fishermen Dunleavy Administration Wastes State Money on Frivolous Lawsuit In April we wrote about Pebble’s ham-fisted attempts to silence Bristol Bay fishermen with a frivolous lawsuit (see below). Today,...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 28, 2019 | Clean Water, Government, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, Salmon
If you’re a semi-conscious Alaskan, you probably know by now the billionaire Koch brothers have their hands around the throat of democracy in the Last Frontier. You may recall how the Koch Brother’s front groups – the Alaska Policy Forum, Power the Future, and...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 27, 2019 | Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, Salmon
Featured photo: Michael Melford The Army Corps of Engineers began their public hearings in Naknek, AK on Monday for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding the proposed Pebble Mine Plan. At the same time that residents from rural Alaska make arrangements to...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 5, 2019 | Clean Water, Healthy Habitat, Pebble Mine, Salmon
The Pebble people are pulling out all the stops. With the Trump and Dunleavy Administrations in power, Pebble knows now is the time to ram through a giant open-pit mine in the headwaters of the richest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. But Pebble knows a strong...
