Red Gold

As someone who has been born and raised in Alaska, I would have to challenge the ridiculous statement that "anti-development sentiments are anti-Alaskan." Such blanket statements show a lack of understanding about the complexity of modern development and the trade-offs that results from such activities. Oh ya, and speaking of propaganda from outsiders, Pebble Mine developers are actually Canadian (Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.) and British (Anglo American) firms. Wonder where the $ will go?

@bernerl - BP is British, yet Alaska reaps tons of money from their employees on the slope. Don't think about economics as a zero-sum game.

Did you ever see the Fairbanks Daily News Miner column about Pebble Mine a month or two ago? If not, I could see if I could send it to you.

I have not seen the article in the Daily News Miner, though would be happy to take a look at it if you send a link.

The point of the post was not that Alaskan workers will not receive some share of the revenue generated by the mine. Obviously they will. The post was challenging previous statements that "anti-development sentiments are anti-Alaskan" and that outsider conversationalists are meddling in our state politics. My point is that many people in Alaska also oppose the development and that the Canadian and British firms that seek to develop the mine don't necessarily have our interests in mind.

Well, if that if how you see it, we did have a vote on it. I voted against prop 4 (which thank God, failed) because it would have effected the entire industry. The words "pebble mine" were not in the initiative so it was another one of many dishonest fights by these annoying statists that want to turn Alaska into the San Francisco of the north.

Really? You can not actually be serious that open pit mining doesn't impact water quality. What happens when the overburden washes into the rivers, clouding the water with suspended sediments and choking out fish? What happens when the inevitable acid mine drainage seeps into the river? Let us at least be honest about the potential benefits and trade offs of having a mine located in a salmon-rich watershed.

Hey NEWPOINTMAN, The thing isnt that we dont want a mine.....just not there. Practice your "SAFE MINING" elsewhere.

The fishing contributes to the economy.Local and national.The mine will benefit only the mining company and it's shareholders.Those who grub gold and money do not contribute much at all to the economy.

You don't sound very well educated.Did you get your engineering degree online?

I'm awful at fishing. This movie made me want to go fish in Alaska.