Posted by Zach Roberts on September 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Debates on Prop 4: Bristol Bay Forever, are taking place across the state in preparation for the election on November 4th. Now is your chance to learn more and show your support for Bristol Bay. If you are unable to attend in person, call in with questions and statements of support. You can listen in live at http://akl.tv, call in toll-free to testify at (855) 463-5009, or submit comments by email to [email protected]. We hope to see you there! Thursday, Sept. 18 — Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly Chambers, Whitecliff Building 1900 1st Avenue, Suite 144 4-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22 — Kodiak Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Chambers 710 Mill Bay…
Category Alaska, Rallies and Events · Tags Anchorage, Bristol Bay, debates, Dillingham, Environment, EPA, event, Fairbanks, ketchikan, Kodiak, Pebble Mine, prop 4, Salmon
Posted by Shannyn Moore on August 31, 2014 · 11 Comments
There’s a game most of us play. It’s called “What Could Go Wrong?!” You know, like I’m going to hand my nine year old an automatic weapon – “What Could Go Wrong?!” Or, why not go bare-headed and drive a motorcycle really fast? “What Could Go Wrong?!” Then there is the always present, Why don’t we build a giant mine at the headwaters of the largest sockeye salmon fishing run in the entire world? “What Could Go Wrong?” Many Alaskans have asked this question over the last decade regarding the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay. When the state government…
Category Alaska, Alaska Politicos, Don Young, Environment, Fish & Wildlife, Headlines, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Pebble Mine, Resource Development, Rural Issues, Skulduggery, Tongass · Tags Alaska Canada treaty, Alaska EPA, Alaska salmon, Bristol Bay, Canada salmon, Fraser River mine, Fraser river salmon, Knight Piesold, Pebble Mine, Pebble Mine EPA, Polley creek mine
Posted by Jeanne Devon on August 17, 2014 · 8 Comments
Mark Fish is one of three Libertarian candidates running for the U.S Senate seat currently held by Democrat Mark Begich. We sat down and talked about libertarianism, the Republican field, the Republican field, abortion, mining, and corporate personhood among other things. Grab a cup of coffee, and sit in! Libertarian Philosophy JEANNE DEVON: I guess I’ll start off with a philosophical question because sometimes I think it’s difficult, especially in today’s world where everything and everyone is so interconnected, to make a case for libertarianism. MARK FISH: It is difficult. DEVON: Because we’re interconnected people, and the actions of an individual…
Category Alaska, Alaska Politicos, Alaska Senate Race, Election 2014, Elections, Environment, Headlines, Joe Miller, Law & Order, Mark Begich, Mead Treadwell, Ohio Dan Sullivan, Pebble Mine, Public Safety, Republicans, Sean Parnell, Women's Issues · Tags Alaska ballot props, Alaska Libertarian Party, Alaska marijuana, Alaska minimum wage, Dan Sullivan Senate, Joe Miller senate, Mark Begich Senate, Mark Fish Senate, Mead Treadwell Senate, Pebble Mine, Polley Creek
Posted by Zach Roberts on May 4, 2014 · 1 Comment
Category Alaska · Tags Alaska, Anchorage, Anchorage Museum, Bristol Bay, Carl Johnson, events, fishing, Pebble Mine, photos, rasmuson center, showing
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 27, 2014 · 9 Comments
Presidential historian and author Douglas Brinkley urged President Obama to take decisive and swift executive action on preventing the massive Pebble Mine project in Alaska on NOW with Alex Wagner, Monday. Brinkley noted that many decisive presidential actions could be taken immediately as the Obama Whitehouse seeks to establish a legacy as the President’s second term marches on with Republicans in Congress showing no signs of letting up on blocking legislation. Historically, President Obama has issued fewer executive orders than any President since Grover Cleveland, and has been comparatively reluctant to exert Presidential authority. Brinkley was clear in his suggestion to the President…
Category Alaska, Barack Obama, Environment, Fish & Wildlife, Headlines, Mark Begich, Nation, Native issues, Pebble Mine, Rallies and Events, Republicans, Resource Development, Rural Issues · Tags 404c Clean Water Act, Alaska, Alaska fisheries, Alaska wild salmon, Alex Wagner, Anglo American Pebble, Bristol Bay, Douglas Brinkley, EPA, EPA Bristol Bay assessment, Nelli Williams, No Pebble, Obama executive action, Obama Pebble Mine, Pebble Mine, President Obama, Save Bristol Bay, Shannyn Moore, Trout Unlimited Pebble
Posted by Zach Roberts on January 26, 2014 · 1 Comment
No Pebble Townhall Event – Anchorage Monday January 27th at 6:30 pm Z. J. Loussac Public Library Wilda Marston Theatre 3600 Denali Street Join leaders from the sport fishing and commercial fishing industries, Bristol Bay Native Corporation and United Tribes of Bristol Bay for a town hall meeting to thank Senator Mark Begich for taking a stand on the Pebble Mine and hear more about the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment and the fight to protect Bristol Bay jobs and salmon. Speakers include former Alaska Senate President Rick Halford, Alannah Hurley – Dillingham resident and United Tribes for Bristol Bay Director,…
Category Alaska, Pebble Mine · Tags Alaska, Anchorage, BBNC, Begich, Bristol Bay, bristol bay native corporation, Dillingham, events, No Pebble, Pebble Mine, Rick Halford
Posted by Steve Horn on January 23, 2014 · 7 Comments
State Dept’s Keystone XL Contractor, ERM Group, Also OK’d Controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska (via Desmogblog) A DeSmogBlog investigation has revealed Environmental Resources Management Inc. (ERM Group) — the contractor performing the U.S. State Department’s environmental review for the northern half of TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline — gave…
Category Alaska, Environment, Headlines, Pebble Mine · Tags Alaska, Bristol Bay, gold, kxl, Oil & Gas, Pebble Mine, pipeline, Shannyn Moore, steve horn, xl pipeline
Posted by Zach Roberts on January 22, 2014 · 1 Comment
Brought to you by: Tap Root, Alaska Center for the Environment and Trout Unlimited THURSDAY JANUARY 23rd Master of Ceremonies: Shannyn Moore 6:00pm – Introductions – Shannyn Moore 6:05pm – Video – “Sea Swallowed” 6:13pm – Video – “Anti-Pebble Mine Advertisement” 6:15pm – Speaker – Nellie Williams – Trout Unlimited Campaign Update 6:20pm – Speaker – Sam Snyder PhD. – Science Update 6:25pm – Video – “The Last Cast” 6:30pm – Call to Action – (phone call to legislators) 6:40pm – Speaker – Ryan Peterson – Fishing Guide – (unconfirmed) 6:45pm – BREAK 7:00pm – Video – TBD 7:15pm –…
Posted by Jeanne Devon on January 22, 2014 · 8 Comments
Oh no they di’int! It’s been quite a week for the gum-flappers, the yammerers, and the makers of opinion – some good, some bad, and some that make you just want to slam you head on the desk until they go away. Let’s dig in. Sarah Palin on Race What better way to start the week in which we celebrate civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. than with a little race baiting from our ex-half governor? Not sure if judging someone by the content of their character is really where she wants to go. Rush Limbaugh on Chris Christie…
Category Alaska, Alaska Legislature, Alaska Politicos, Alaska Senate Race, Anchorage School District, Barack Obama, Education, Election 2014, Environment, Fish & Wildlife, Headlines, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, Mead Treadwell, Municipality of Anchorage, Nation, Pebble Mine, Republicans, Sarah Palin · Tags Alaska snake, Barack Obama, Begich Pebble, Bridget Galvin, Dawn Zimmer, Joe Miller, Kasilof Snake, Limbaugh Zimmer, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Begich, No Pebble, Palin race card, Pebble Mine, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Steller Secondary School
Posted by Shannyn Moore on January 19, 2014 · 6 Comments
Pop Moore was born and raised in West Virginia. I’m proud of our family heritage in a state that includes the original Rednecks in the Battle for Blair Mountain. That’s where my grandfather fought to unionize the coal mines after getting buried in a slide. When I was growing up, we’d go visit my grandmother in a tiny town in Boone County. It was humid and friendly. Tomatoes from the garden tasted delicious, and the people talked funny. The center of town was the yellow line that ran through it. I loved sitting on the porch swing listening to stories….
Category Alaska, Alaska Politicos, Bang it, Environment, Ethics, Fish & Wildlife, Headlines, Health, Lisa Murkowski, Make it explode, Nation, Pebble Mine, Public Safety, Republicans, Rural Issues, Sean Parnell, Skulduggery · Tags Alaska EPA, Alaska salmon, Bristol Bay, Freedom Industries, Lisa Murkowski, Murkowski EPA, Parnell EPA, Pebble Mine, Sean Parnell, West Virginia chemical spill