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The environmental components of a controversial gold and copper mine in Alaska got a stamp of approval in the Army Corps of Engineers’ Environmental Impact Statement. The Corps contends the mine will not harm commercial fisheries in the Bristol Bay Area. But some tribal groups say the mine puts the health of the largest salmon fishery in the world at risk. We’ll hear multiple perspectives on this contentious proposal moving forward.
Guests:
Alannah Hurley (Yupik) – executive director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay
Daniel Cheyette – vice president of Lands and Natural Resources for the Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Tom Collier – CEO of Pebble Partnership
Break 1 music: Unconquered (song) Injunuity (artist) Unconquered (album)
Break 2 music: Blackfoot (song) Algin Scabby Robe (artist) Along The Way: Round Dance Songs (album)
I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. THE DESTRUCTION THIS MINE IS GOING TO DAMAGE THE ENVIROMENT IS IRREVERSIBLE. THEY ARE GOING TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS DISASTER IN 23 YEARS WITH ALL THEIR DAM MONEY. SCREW THE NATIVES AND ALASKANS. THIS CAN NOT HAPPEN.
We cannot continue to ignore nature’s gifts such as salmon and buffalo wich at one time sustained lots of people’s lives but are know disappearing this is wrong