Dear John,
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After tens of thousands of Friends of the Earth members and activists like you took direct action demanding Bristol Bay be protected, the Army Corps of Engineers just rejected the permit for Pebble Mine! This is a huge step forward, but the mining company is already trying to circumvent the ruling. Help stop Pebble Mine today with a $10 donation to Friends of the Earth.
Last month, The Army Corps of Engineers formally denied a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, saying the project would violate the Clean Water Act. They’re right. If Pebble Mine is ever built, Bristol Bay, my home, would be destroyed.
Bristol Bay is a place of breathtaking beauty -- sweeping mountain views, pristine waterways, and incredible wildlife. It is home to wolves, bears, endangered beluga whales, and more wild sockeye salmon than anywhere else on Earth.
The rejection of this permit is a victory worth celebrating, but our work is not done. Already, the mining company has submitted a new plan to try to get around this ruling. So we need to urgently redouble our efforts to stop this project from being forced through.
Stop Pebble Mine from destroying Bristol Bay: Donate $10 or more before it’s too late!
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Last month, leaked secret recordings revealed a bombshell: The company behind Pebble Mine has been lying to all of us for years!
This entire time, the company was secretly planning to make the mine much bigger, and operate for much longer than what they had revealed -- and they had no qualms about cozying up to decision-makers, and lying to regulators, to scientists, to local communities like mine, and to you.
Pebble Mine, if built, 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. Now even Trump’s Army Corps of Engineers agrees. The only ones who stand to benefit are Pebble Limited Partnership and their affiliates.
Stop the mining industry from wiping out the world’s largest salmon run with toxic waste from Pebble Mine! Donate $10 or more to Friends of the Earth now!
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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 First Quantum Minerals, an erstwhile funder of Pebble Mine, which soon pulled its support from the project. Members like you also sent over 80,000 comments to government agencies -- including to the Army Corps of Engineers, which first delayed, and then denied Pebble Mine’s permit. You’ve also sent comments to the EPA, which has an opportunity to veto the project as well.
Our next steps are to make sure that the mining company can’t circumvent this decision with a new permit process, and to ensure that Trump’s EPA doesn’t approve the project outright.
Pebble Mine has suffered setback after setback, and it’s thanks to smart campaigning and people power -- from local communities to Friends of the Earth members like you taking action. Without you, we couldn’t have made it this far.
Now we have a chance to put the final nail in the coffin of this destructive project. We have the momentum. We can stop Pebble Mine for good. But as we near the final stages of this fight, we are counting on you to help us cross the finish line.
John, will you join us today?
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
