STOP THE PEBBLE MINE from the NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 6JUN11

PLEASE join in this campaign by the Natural Resources Defense Council to stop the Pebble Mine in Alaska and to protect the last remaining Cook Inlet Beluga whales from extinction and to protect one of the greatest salmon spawning river systems in the world. Watch the video and then click the link to sign on and learn more about the environmental threat from the Pebble Mine and Anglo American Corp.

Won’t you take just a few seconds to speak out for 340 beluga whales that are clinging to survival? The proposed Pebble Mine could push these amazing creatures over the edge into extinction. Tell the Anglo American corporation you won’t stand for it! And please do it now; it’s a matter of survival. BELUGAS AND MINING DON’T MIX! The Pebble Mine threatens two different populations of beluga whales. We can’t let the mining giants sacrifice these amazing creatures for the sake of corporate profits. Speak out now! There are only five populations of belugas left in Alaska and the proposed Pebble Mine threatens two of them! Please sign our new Petition to stop the Pebble Mine and save beluga whales. Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga population is down to its very last 340 individuals. But if mining giant Anglo American gets its way, the white whale’s habitat will be invaded by a new port, increased shipping traffic and pollution plus other industrial activity -- all to service the monumentally destructive Pebble Mine. Meanwhile, Bristol Bay’s population of some 1,600 belugas depend for their survival on the bay’s world-renowned salmon runs, which could be destroyed by Anglo-American’s mega-mine and its estimated 10 billion tons of contaminated waste. Tell Anglo American that you refuse to sacrifice Alaska’s beluga whales to the corporate bottom line. Thanks to your activism and support, we fought for and won endangered species status for Cook Inlet belugas -- also called “sea canaries” for their incredibly beautiful songs. More recently, the Obama Administration designated 3,000 square miles of Cook Inlet as “critical habitat” for these endangered whales. You and I didn’t fight to save these last 340 belugas, only to see them wiped out by the Pebble Mine! That’s one more big reason we need to stop this mine before it starts. Please make your voice heard on behalf of belugas. Tell Anglo American to abandon its plans for the Pebble Mine now. Sincerely, Frances Beinecke President Natural Resources Defense Council

TAKE ACTION! We Need Clean Water: No More Dumping Mining Waste Into Our Waters! 13MAI11

A call to action from Earthjustice for the Clean Water Act to be restored to it's original purpose, protect our waterways and provide clean water and to close the loopholes allowing toxic mine waste and other pollutants to be dumped into lakes, rivers and streams...

TAKE ACTION! We Need Clean Water: No More Dumping Mining Waste Into Our Waters!
	For nearly a decade, wealthy mining corporations have used a loophole in Clean Water Act regulations to dump their toxic and dangerous mining waste directly into the waters we all rely on, turning some of America's most pristine lakes and streams into industrial waste dumps. To protect our waters—and us—President Obama must make closing this loophole a priority! Take Action Today!
Ever since President George W. Bush created a massive loophole in the Clean Water Act in 2002, mining companies have been able to dump their toxic and dangerous mining waste directly into the waters we all rely on. In 1972, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Clean Water Act to end the use of lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands as waste dumps. Before that, America's waters and people had been suffering from pollution, and many lakes and rivers became unfit for drinking, swimming and fishing. But in 2002, America's waters and people took a hard hit. By coming up with a new definition for "fill material," the Bush administration opened the floodgates for coal mines in Appalachia to destroy streams with the waste created by blowing the tops off of mountains. In 2004, the Bush administration expanded that loophole to allow even more dangerous dumping of toxic mine "tailings"—the chemically processed wastewater slurry from extracting gold and other metals. For nearly a decade now, we've watched as wealthy mining corporations turn some of America's most pristine lakes and streams into industrial waste dumps. In Alaska, a new gold mine is pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons per day of toxic wastewater slurry into Lower Slate Lake, killing its fish and aquatic life. And this is just the beginning. High gold and metal prices have triggered a mining boom that, without stronger regulation, threatens countless lakes, streams and wetlands in Alaska and throughout the country. The Obama administration must close this loophole, now, and restore protections for our waters. Clean, safe, healthy water for all Americans must take priority over corporate interests. Please write to the Obama administration and tell them to close this loophole and stop the dumping of mining waste into our waters: http://action.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1135&autologin=true — Earthjustice Because the earth needs a good lawyer Photo Credits: Top: Alaska's Lower Slate Lake, before chemically processed waste from the Kensington Mine was stored there, and after. Middle: Alaska's Lower Slate Lake, before chemically processed waste from the Kensington Mine was stored there, and after. ('Before' Photo by Pat Costello and courtesy of LightHawk) Bottom: Polluted Cabin Creek, near Leewood, West Virginia. (Mark Schmerling)

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STOP PEBBLE MINE! Don't let a foreign mining company destroy one of our last wild places.from NRDC 29SEP10

PLEASE JOIN IN THIS ACTION FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL AGAINST THE PROPOSED PEBBLE MINE IN ALASKA....SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION AND CLICK THE HEADER TO SEND A LETTER TO ANGLO-AMERICAN......

I urge you to speak out now to save the wildlife Eden of Bristol Bay from corporate mining giant, Anglo American. That company wants us to believe it can safely store 10 billion tons of mining waste in an active earthquake zone -- FOREVER. Please tell Anglo American you¹re not buying it. Tell them you care more about Bristol Bay¹s moose, caribou, wolves and salmon than about one company¹s profit-driven scheme.

It will only take a minute to send your message -- and it could save one of our last great places for generations to come.

Do You TRUST Anglo American to Protect Alaska’s Wilderness? BP promised a major oil spill would never happen in the Gulf. Now Anglo American is promising its massive Pebble Mine won’t despoil Bristol Bay. Do you trust a mining giant with a wildlife Eden? Dear Craig, Last Spring we ratcheted up the pressure on Anglo American and its disastrous plan to build a mega-mine in Alaska’s pristine Bristol Bay watershed. We presented a Petition -- signed by 100,000 concerned Americans -- at Anglo’s Shareholder’s Meeting on Earth Day! But in the wake of the Gulf oil spill disaster, we need to do more. It’s time to tell Anglo American we’re not buying its promises of environmental responsibility. BP made plenty of promises, too. Then it proved that corporate claims ring hollow and worst-case scenarios do happen. Tell Anglo American you don’t want another corporate giant gambling with the future of a priceless ecosystem. Oil, gas and mining companies like to say, “Trust us.” Anglo American is promising plenty of studies and environmental impact statements. They will claim that a massive release of mining waste is a “worst case scenario” that will never happen. They will claim that Bristol Bay -- the world’s largest salmon fishery and home to abundant bears, moose and caribou -- is in no danger from the colossal Pebble Mine. How gullible do they think we are? Every large copper and gold mine on Earth has suffered spills and other disasters, including acid runoff and mercury contamination. Anglo American’s own plans say that the Pebble Mine will spew some 10 billion tons of mining waste, laced with toxic chemicals, that must be stored behind massive earthen dams FOREVER in an active earthquake zone. Nothing lasts forever. The only question is, when will those dams fail? The wildlife, fishermen and Native communities of Bristol Bay cannot afford to find out the answer, because they stand to pay the ultimate price in a devastated ecosystem. Please stand in solidarity with them by telling Anglo American you won’t let them roll the dice with Bristol Bay. Polluters like to think our attention spans are short. They believe they can wait until “the storm blows over,” and then go back to business as usual. Let them know they’re wrong. Tell Anglo that, after the Gulf spill, you’re not buying any more corporate promises. Sincerely, Peter Lehner Executive Director Natural Resources Defense Council