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Pebble Mine’s CEO just resigned after secret recordings were leaked, revealing a trail of corruption and lies about the proposed mine. But even after this bombshell, the Army Corps could force this environmental disaster through. Help stop Pebble Mine today with a $10 donation to Friends of the Earth.
In the recordings, Pebble Limited mining company CEO Tom Collier revealed that he has been lying about the project the entire time, to just about everybody. He also bragged about how Pebble Mine would open the door to other projects in salmon-rich Bristol Bay, making the region an entire mining district that would devastate Earth’s last great wild salmon run. He and other Pebble executives admitted the company has used its money, influence and political connections to rig the entire process in their favor.
Even the proposed version of Pebble Mine would be devastating. But now we know that what was proposed isn’t even half of what they’ve been planning. We need to urgently redouble our efforts to stop this permit from being forced through.
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No matter which version of the mine is built, Pebble Mine will irreparably damage Bristol Bay’s environment and devastate local Indigenous communities -- like mine -- that have relied on this area for thousands of years. It will fill the waters with more than 10 billion tons of toxic waste, and pollute over 5,000 acres of pristine Alaskan habitat. It could also decimate one of the last remaining healthy wild salmon populations in the world.
More than 65 percent of Alaskans, and 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents -- including Native people -- stand united in opposing the mine. The only ones who would benefit are Pebble Limited Partnership and their affiliates.
With the support of Friends of the Earth members like you, we have stood up to the powerful advocates for the mine, and prevented this project from going forward -- so far.
The Army Corps of Engineers delayed the mining company’s permit. But even with all of the science on our side, and even with these new leaked video tapes, they and the EPA could still side with Big Money and approve this project. It’s up to us to make sure that never happens.
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These newly leaked tapes prove what we already know: Big Polluters want to turn pristine, wild Alaska into a polluted mining wasteland -- and are willing to play dirty, rig the rules, and sacrifice our iconic places and the people who rely on them.
This is the model of the extractive fossil fuel industry. It’s what they do. At Friends of the Earth, this is what we are built to fight against. We hold corporations accountable, and protect people and the planet. And we do it thanks to people like you.
In this fight to stop Pebble Mine, it’s been members like you who have helped turn the tide. You put direct pressure on Quantum Minerals, an erstwhile funder of Pebble Mine. You caused it to back out of the project. Members like you have also sent over 80,000 comments to government agencies -- including to the USACE, which delayed Pebble Mine’s permit, and to the EPA, which may be the final decision-maker.
If it isn’t stopped, Pebble Mine will be just another handout to the polluting extraction industry. To the mining company, our land, our people, and our way of life are just obstacles in the way of their payday.
Together, we can stop this. We can build a massive grassroots opposition to the mine, work alongside coalitions, and explore every possible option to prevent the mine from being built. But we can’t do it alone.
But as we near the final stages of this fight, we need your help to keep this work going.
John, will you join us?
Help us finish this fight. Support Friends of the Earth today, and let’s stop this environmental disaster once and for all.
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Standing with you,
Verner Wilson,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
