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Pebble Mine Project Releases 30,000 Pages of Scientific StudyInformation is now onlineALASKA - People pushing for the Pebble Mine Project said they are living up to a promise to make their plans public. The Pebble Partnership has released close to 30,000 pages of scientific study and put the information online. Pebble said the research represents years of study and more than $100 million in costs to them. Most of the research was completed two years ago, but some of the studies, like water quality, are still going on. Pebble calls the research a baseline environmental look at the Bristol Bay region where the mine is proposed, but the report does not include any specific plans for the mine itself. Critics said they want to hear more about the mine proposal and the company’s plan to operate without harming the environment or the salmon population of Bristol Bay. "It's fair to question it when it's paid for by the mining interest," said Art Hackney of Wild Alaska Salmon Protection. Pebble officials said they will be releasing all the information to the public by the end of this year and will begin applying for permits shortly after that. In the meantime they said anyone is welcome to read the information online. The company is also printing a hard copy that should be available soon, as well as a DVD that contains the information. For the full report click here. |
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Erroll Booth said on Monday, Feb 27 at 10:04 PM
well it don't say what kind of mine it is! so what kind is it?
82450624Leslee VinZant said on Monday, Feb 27 at 10:30 PM
Weren't they already told no, voted down, and told no again?? Why is this still getting pushed through? I don't understand.....
82451402Don said on Monday, Feb 27 at 10:48 PM
There is just something about hundreds of thousands of gallons of cyanide left open to the environment for eternity that just doesn't seem quite right on this Pebble mine thing.
82452094Brendan Joel Kelley said on Tuesday, Feb 28 at 11:08 AM
Primarily copper, but other minerals as well. And it's not a mine yet, not even close, it's just a large prospect. - bjk@ktva.com
82502866Graham Crawford said on Tuesday, Mar 6 at 12:58 PM
I spent 2 years in Alaska As a serviceman at Elmendorf AFB in the 50's and fell in love with the state and its environment. I have returned many times in the past 20 years for fishing in the Bristol Bay area plus a convention in Anchorage 2 years ago. I cannot fathom the idea that the citizens would forfeit the most prolific and pristine salmon fishing for the "almighty dollar" the Pebble Mine group is offering. The area belongs to all people, not just Alaskans so please do not vote to approve the mine.
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