Dear John,
We’ve reached a pivotal moment in the fight to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska from
the disastrous Pebble Mine.
The mine threatens one of the last and largest homes of wild salmon with
potentially millions of gallons of toxic water. This water is loaded with lead,
arsenic, and more.
Progressive Members of Congress and communities across Alaska are fighting
Pebble Mine -- but they’re going up against Trump and his mining industry
cronies. This is a true David vs. Goliath battle, and we need your help to keep
it going, John.
Help block Pebble Mine: Donate $10 or more RIGHT NOW!
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More than 65 percent of all Alaskans, 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents --
including Native people -- and more than 85 percent of commercial fisherman
strongly oppose Pebble Mine. After all, it would devastate Bristol Bay’s
ecosystem, the fishing economy, and local communities.
The mine could generate more than 10 billion tons of dangerous waste, wipe out
90 miles of salmon streams and pollute more than 5,000 acres of wetlands, ponds,
and lakes. It would likely plummet the salmon population -- catastrophically
impacting local communities and the last great wild sockeye salmon fishery.
In June, the House of Representatives was considering a new measure to protect
Bristol Bay. Friends of the Earth members like you pitched in with last-minute
messages to Congress and donations -- and the measure passed! This shows that
when you and I work together, we can stop the mining industry’s destruction.
But now the EPA is reconsidering actions it put in place to stop Pebble Mine.
Once again, Bristol Bay is under threat. So I’m asking you for help once again.
Stop mining companies from destroying Alaska’s Bristol Bay: Donate $10 or more
before it’s too late!
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We’re going up against huge corporations and their powerful cronies in the Trump
administration. But with Friends of the Earth Members like you at our side, I
know we can win this fight and protect Bristol Bay.
We have a comprehensive plan to stop Pebble Mine:
* We’ve mobilized people like you to send tens of thousands of comments to the
EPA, urging it not to greenlight the project. Your messages were so
compelling that they broke through anti-environmental extremist Scott
Pruitt’s leadership and convinced the EPA to not approve it. Now, the EPA is
reconsidering that decision -- but with your help, we can still prevent the
mine’s construction.
* We pressured the giant financier First Quantum Minerals to stem the financial
backing for the mine. First Quantum responded to pressure from Friends of the
Earth campaigners and activists. It decided not to provide any financing for
Pebble Mine -- following in the footsteps of other major financial interests.
* We’re urging the Army Corps of Engineers to reject a crucial permit for this
disastrous project. After the Army Corps opened a public comment period that
was far too short to meaningfully consider public input, more than 31,000
Friends of the Earth members like you spoke out to lengthen it. We then
worked with leaders in Congress to echo your comments. We got the comment
period extended -- and then mobilized activists like you to drive more than
46,000 comments to stop the mine once and for all.
* We’re leveraging the federal government’s budget process to demand the
rejection of Pebble Mine through the measure the House recently passed. If
Congress ties protections for Bristol Bay to must-pass budget legislation,
the Army Corps will temporarily not be allowed to permit the mine.
You know that when we work together, we can move mountains. You and I have
stopped or slowed down fossil fuel projects around the country -- from the
Williams Pipeline in New York to Trump’s massive plan to open nearly all our
oceans to new drilling.
Imagine what we can do in Alaska if we all work together. But we have to act
fast -- before Congress votes on protections for Bristol Bay.
Make a generous contribution today and help Friends of the Earth stop Pebble
Mine!
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Standing with you,
Verner Wilson,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
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