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TRUTH ABOUT PEBBLE BOARD APPLAUDS $5 MILLION 'PEBBLE FUND'

The executive committee and board of the statewide organization “Truth About Pebble” said the announcement that the Pebble Partnership is establishing a $5 million endowment fund for fisheries and economic development is a strong sign the Partnership is listening to Alaskans.

PEBBLE PROSPECT MINING INTERESTS FUND ENDOWMENT

The companies exploring the massive Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska announced they are creating a $5 million endowment for fisheries and economic development in the region.

OPINION: SPECIES PROTECTION DOOMS DEVELOPMENT

ANCHORAGE - I'd like to anticipate the new year's unfolding economic events with excitement and optimism, but uneasiness better describes my mind-set. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne will announce a decision soon on whether to list the polar bear as "endangered."

NEW STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION FORMS TO SUPPORT PEBBLE PROJECT

Truth About Pebble, a non-profit citizens’ organization with board members from across Alaska, was unveiled today with plans to inform and educate Alaskans about the Pebble Project, its potential benefits for the state and the process by which it will be reviewed under Alaskan law.

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THE ANTI-MINING INITIATIVE COULD SHUT DOWN ALL MAJOR METAL MINES IN ALASKA

Promoters of this initiative want you to think it would only apply to the potential Pebble Project. In fact, it’s a deceptive and drastic proposal that could shut down all existing major metal mines in Alaska and prohibit any new ones.
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Pebble By The Numbers

$49 million spent on environmental research to date
67 permits required (40 state and local and 27 federal)
2,000 construction jobs
1,000 operations jobs
50-80 years of jobs, tax revenue, and economic development
700 people employed in 2006
$128 million invested in the Pebble Project from 2002-06
$1 to 3 Billion capital cost to construct the Pebble Project
10's of millions in estimated annual state and local tax revenue when operating
100's of millions in annual operating expenditures once open
700 stakeholder meetings with Alaskan citizens
25 communities that have hosted Pebble stakeholder meetings
The Pebble Project is the largest copper deposit in North America
15 sq. mile (approx.) footprint for the Project

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