Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists | Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls.
Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists | Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls.
Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
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I was thinking about this earlier and I’m scared about what this might mean for the future of the Pebble Mine, which we were previously successful in blocking. Bristol Bay has the greatest salmon run on our planet, and it supports a massive ecosystem, humans included, as well as a huge portion of our fishing economy in Alaska. Being a Democrat in Alaska is a very isolating feeling.
I see that there are some 76,000 other registered Democrats in the state besides you. Probably worth starting to get active with your local Democratic club or party, and starting the kind of outreach that can start to change things.
Thanks for the information, so about 10% of the state population. I have been looking at ways to get more involved locally but in reality this means looking at non-local groups in Anchorage.
That said, seeing that there are potentially 76k like minded individuals does make me feel a bit better.
Yeah. Most of the Alaska population is not registered to vote as either a Republican or as a Democrat
I was thinking about this earlier and I’m scared about what this might mean for the future of the Pebble Mine, […].
The Pebble Project in Alaska, a copper-gold project owned by Toronto-listed Northern Dynasty Minerals, is also expected to get its final approval under the new administration, according to industry executives.
Rio Tinto's CEO certainly expressed optimism about the prospects of the Resolution project, which has been similarly blocked so far:
“I do think that we have really good chances now to progress that project,” said Jakob Stausholm, chief executive of the London-listed miner, in an interview with the Financial Times, which will be broadcast on Wednesday. “We have made a lot of progress.”
Given the current price of copper and its expected future demand, both the Pebble Mine and Resolution are worth a fortune. Given the current geopolitical climate, both are strategically located too. They even sit in red states: Alaska and Arizona, respectively.
That’s terrible news. I spent a year in Arizona and it’s heartbreaking seeing what mining has done to some of that landscape.
I wish people could realize that sometimes you just can’t have the minerals due to the environmental cost. I have zero faith that Northern Dynasty won’t cause massive environmental impact over the long term.
It is somewhat reassuring that I can’t find any more details speculating on Pebble’s approval online outside of the source you provided that I’m subscription blocked from reading.