INSTRUCT THE EPA AND ALL OTHER RELATED AGENCIES TO DENY PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED PEBBLE MINE IN BRISTOL BAY ALASKA

THE PROPOSED PIT MINE WOULD CREATE AN ESTIMATED 10 BILLION TONS OF MINING WASTE, MUCH OF IT POISONOUS AND TOXIC, AT THE HEAD OF ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST PRODUCTIVE SALMON RIVERS. THIS WASTE WOULD BE THEORETICALLY CONTAINED BY 50FT EARTHEN BARRIERS, ALL IN KNOWN EARTHQUAKE TERRITORY. A FAILURE OF THESE BARRIERS WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE SALMON AND THE ECONOMY THAT LIVES OFF THE RIVER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL.