Rise up against federal over-reach

That's the headline from Alaska Senate Majority leader Sen. John Coghill's editorial bemoaning the EPA's decision to temporarily block permitting of the Pebble Mine.

He goes on to say.....

It is now election season, a time when we have the opportunity to mobilize Alaskans who will not cede state power to an over-dominating federal government or a large multinational environmental industry.

Nothing in there about ceding the world's greatest sockeye run to a large multinational mining industry.

LINK (via: Newsminer)

Exxon CEO joins anti-fracking lawsuit after drilling threatens his property value

Photo: Joshua Doubek

As ExxonMobil’s CEO, it’s Rex Tillerson’s job to promote the hydraulic fracturing enabling the recent oil and gas boom, and fight regulatory oversight. The oil company is the biggest natural gas producer in the U.S., relying on the controversial drilling technology to extract it.

The exception is when Tillerson’s $5 million property value might be harmed. Tillerson has joined a lawsuit that cites fracking’s consequences in order to block the construction of a 160-foot water tower next to his and his wife’s Texas home.

LINK (via: Think Progress)

Fat Chance

Pebble Partnership funded Nuna Resources mouthpiece Abe Williams attempts to make the case for "giving Pebble a chance" in the Seattle Times. 

LINK

Any op-ed from a representative of Nuna resources is a message from the Pebble Partnership. (pdf)