Stop Pebble Gold Mine. Robert Redford narrates a powerful video on a dangerous gold mine in Alaska. This mine has won several federal lawsuits and will most likely be permitted. Here’s some background on the permit process and timeline of the mine.

I’m not sure how NRDC thinks it will stop the mine, but it would be a huge victory if it could.

#mining  #foreign companies mining US land  #rio tinto  #land use  #nrdc  #biogems  #alaska  #salmon  #cook inlet  #pebble mine  #bristol bay  #native rights  
∞  04/07/12 at 10:15am
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    I really hope I can see Alaska before big business corporations ruin
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