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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.
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.
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. 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 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,
Joel Reynolds
Western Director & Senior Attorney, NRDC
Photo:Ryan Peterson
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