re "So, besides the management and shareholders, who is for the mine?"
Hi TJ, here's a brief summary of the Pebble Mine supporters and opponents. The Wiki link below has a good overview of the project...
Organizations including the Resource Development Council, Alaska Mining Association, and the Alaska Chamber of Commerce support the project. The proposal has strong support among statewide elected officials.
Opposition to the proposal was led by organizations including; the Renewable Resources Coalition (formed in 2005 to oppose the Pebble project),[74] local native groups (such as the Bristol Bay Native Association[75]), commercial and sport fishing organizations (such as the Alaska Independent Fishermen's Marketing Association[76] and the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association[77]), and conservationist groups (such as American Rivers[78] and Trout Unlimited).[79] Deceased Senator Ted Stevens, a strong proponent of other resource extraction projects, in 2007 expressed opposition to the Pebble proposal.[80]
Source: en.wikipedia.org |
