ENOUGH DOOM AND GLOOM
I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had it with the doom and gloom that Covid has gifted us, and I’m more than ready to move on despite the escalation of the pandemic. So, if you’re ready for some great news, I have some for you! GOOD NEWS #1 Bristol Bay, Alaska For those who are environmentally aware - or involved - or interested, hang on to your hats. The Army Corps of Engineers has at long last denied the application for a permit to operate the Pebble Mine, saving the pristine Bristol Bay of Alaska which may well have been devastated had the permit been approved and the project become operational. Earlier in 2020 the Corps denied the project as it was then planned and required a new mitigation plan. Most opponents to the dam quietly worried that the Corps might buckle to the big money group wanting to create an open pit copper-magnesium mine. Most locals were gravely concerned about the impact of such a disastrous enterprise on the salmon run in the area, the wor