Pebble's PR Nightmare

In 2010 a Pebble Partnership ad touted the Mt. Polley mine’s proximity to healthy fisheries as a model for how mining and fishing can co-exist.

Then this happened.

Naturally, Pebble immediately scrubbed the ad from its You Tube channel. But as you can see in the video above, nothing quite goes away on the internet. 

When asked about the video's removal a Pebble spokesman gave this mealymouthed response.

The company removed the video “out of deference to the people affected by this incident,” though the company believes “the example in the ad remains valid.

Valid? What remains valid is that it is a bad idea to build giant open pit mines at the headwaters of salmon bearing rivers. 

One of Pebble's partners is also attempting to scrub their association with the Mount Polley tailings dam breach. Knight Piésold Ltd., the former Engineer of Record of the Mt. Polley tailings storage facility who also designed the Pebble tailings storage dam, is running from their work on Mt. Polley like a scalded cat.

Unfortunately for Pebble the EPA's Bristol Bay Proposed Determination public hearings are being held in Alaska this week while the images of the Mount Polley disaster are still fresh in the public's mind.

Putting up the Fish -- A Salmon Tradition at Risk

 From The Story Group

Nondalton, Alaska is a traditional Athabascan village whose residents have lived off the land for 10,000 years. June Tracey tells us about fish camp, the places each year Nondalton residents go to "put up their fish." The annual salmon run is central to the native culture and diet, but a looming threat could bring an end to an ancient fishing tradition. Nondalton is only 15 miles from the proposed Pebble Mine site and if the mine goes in, it could mean disaster for Nondalton's and Bristol Bay's salmon run.

Anti-Pebble Mine agenda may have originated within the EPA !

The Daily Caller continues to pump out the pro Pebble bullshit.

LINK

So how can this document possibly be used to veto a project that could substantially enhance the economic future of southwestern Alaska?

That's a quote from an opinion piece written by Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively questioning the EPA's Bristol Bay actions.

LINK (via: The News Miner)

Send a message to Shively by submitting your save Bristol Bay comments to the EPA. 

Bristol Bay Underwater Fish Photo Kickstarter

Patrick Clayton will offer his Pebble Mine photography completely free of charge to any non-profit group opposed to Pebble Mine in return for donating something to this project.  There are a limited number of opportunities for companies to get on board as well.

Kickstart Here

Shively throws Northern Dynasty Under the Bus

When asked recently about the Pebble Mine Wardrop Report submitted by Northern Dynasty to the SEC, and now at the center of a possible investigation, Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively had this to say.

I actually asked (Northern Dynasty) not to issue that report because I thought it was premature.

LINK (via: Commercial Fisherman for Bristol Bay)