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Dear NRDC Activist,
With some help from their friends in the Trump administration, the
Canadian company Northern Dynasty Minerals is moving forward with its
disastrous Pebble Mine project — a proposed open-pit, gold and copper
mega-mine that would destroy Alaska's spectacular Bristol Bay wilderness
and its world-renowned salmon runs, abundant wildlife, and Native
communities.
Here's the bottom line: To kill the Pebble Mine and save Bristol Bay, we
must shut off investor money fueling the mine.
So far four of the largest mining companies in the world have walked back
their investment in the Pebble Mine project in the face of mounting public
pressure. Now, Morgan Stanley — a major shareholder in Northern Dynasty
Minerals — must do the same.
[ [link removed] ]Send a message to Morgan Stanley's CEO, James Gorman, telling him you
oppose the Pebble Mine and urge him to immediately cut the company's ties
with this disastrous project.
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Bristol Bay is a truly spectacular swath of rivers, lakes, wetlands, and
tundra that's home to brown bears, whales, majestic bald eagles, and
Native communities that thrive off its world-renowned salmon fishery.
Not only is it an environmental treasure, but Bristol Bay is an economic
lifeline for the region. The watershed supplies half the world's sockeye
salmon, and the fishery supports 14,000 jobs and generates $1.5 billion
annually. It's also a beloved tourism destination.
But all of that is threatened by the Pebble Mine, which could produce up
to 10 billion tons of mining waste that would have to be stored forever in
the rivers, streams, and wildlands of Bristol Bay.
It will not surprise you to learn that the overwhelming majority of people
in the region oppose the mega-mine coming to their community, including
tribes, business leaders, commercial fishermen, and Native village
corporations.
As the custodian for over 3.6 million shares in Northern Dynasty Minerals,
Morgan Stanley is helping to advance this project at the expense of the
people and wilderness of Bristol Bay and in disregard of Morgan Stanley's
own commitment to environmental and social responsibility. [ [link removed] ]Tell Morgan
Stanley's CEO that's unacceptable and the Pebble Mine has no place in one
of America's last truly wild places.
If all these reasons aren't enough, at a time of deepening climate crisis
the Pebble Mine's first phase alone is projected to emit nearly one
million tons of greenhouse gasses a year.
NRDC has been fighting to kill the Pebble Mine for over a decade, and in
fact, we're in court right now challenging the Trump administration's
withdrawal of proposed protections that would have stopped this disastrous
project.
We aren't giving up, but we need your help. To stop this project once and
for all, we need to [ [link removed] ]overwhelm stakeholders like Morgan Stanley with
letters of opposition.
Thank you for continuing to stand up and speak out to stop the Pebble Mine
and save Bristol Bay. You make our work possible.
Sincerely,
[1]Joel
Joel Reynolds
Western Director & Senior Attorney, NRDC
Photo:Ryan Peterson
The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.
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