Carter makes clear that, although copper is an essential resource, there are judgments that can and must be made in deciding where, when, and how to mine that resource – a judgment, for example, to allow development only where, with reasonable certainty, we know that it can be done safely and sustainably, or a judgment to reject development where, as in the case of the Pebble Mine, it promises only to enrich the shareholders of the corporate mining giants who own the Pebble Mine while impoverishing everyone else.
Anglo American, Rio Tinto, and Northern Dynasty might profit financially if Pebble is built. But Alaska will be left holding the toxic waste. It’s no surprise that over 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents oppose the Pebble Mine.
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