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Pebble: Alaska’s Opportunity

Pebble: Alaska’s Opportunity. Pebble is on State Land. Alaska Economic Contributions Construction 1 – 5 years $400M (annually) Production 25 years $1.14B - $1.43B (annually) Potential Subsequent Development $2.14B - $2.36B (annually). Potential State Revenue. $115 – $150 Million

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Pebble: Alaska’s Opportunity

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  1. Pebble: Alaska’s Opportunity

  2. Pebble is on State Land

  3. Alaska Economic • Contributions • Construction 1 – 5 years • $400M (annually) • Production 25 years • $1.14B - $1.43B (annually) • Potential Subsequent • Development • $2.14B - $2.36B (annually)

  4. Potential State Revenue $115 – $150 Million Annual Taxes $2.8 – $3.7 Billion 25-Year Cumulative $21 - $29 Million Annual Royalties $525 - $725 Million 25-Year Cumulative

  5. Bristol Bay Fisheries – Drift Net • 2009 • 1,610 registered drift net permits • 59% non-Alaskans

  6. School Closures 1999- 2013 Nelson Lagoon

  7. Chignik Bay School Photo: January 11, 2014

  8. Environmental Protection Agency

  9. Environmental Protection Agency Scope Matters Bristol Bay Region 39,184 mi2 = Ohio Pebble Nushagak River 12,735 mi2 = Maryland Kvichak River 8,017 mi2 = New Jersey

  10. Fictional Science

  11. “This document is somewhat unique in that no actual mine has been proposed and few site or project-specific data are available.…It is also unclear why EPA undertook this evaluation, given that a more realistic assessment could have been conducted once an actual mine was proposed and greater detail about operational parameters available….Unfortunately, because of the hypothetical nature of the approach employed, the uncertainty associated with the assessment, and therefore the utility of the assessment is questionable.” Peer Review Comment; 2nd Draft

  12. EPA Report Acknowledges Need for Permitting Process “…alternatives for such measures would be evaluated during the permitting (regulatory) process.” “…should be discussed in the broader NEPA environmental assessment process…” “The details…are beyond the scope of this assessment are more properly in the domain of the permitting process when a specific mine plan is proposed.” Multiple citations by EPA regarding NEPA and permitting, Peer Review Report

  13. 365,000,000 Acres

  14. 23,000,000 Acres Bristol Bay Region = appx. size of the State of Ohio

  15. 4,500 Acres EPA says Pebble could affect 2000-5000 acres of wetlands = .008%-.02% of Bristol Bay region.

  16. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell Anti-Pebble Rallies - 2014 WA AK X 25

  17. Alaska Jobs • Construction • 4,725 (1-5 years) • Production • 2,890 (25 years)

  18. "There are no other job opportunities, absolutely none," said Janessa Woods, who has two children. "If Pebble weren't here I'd probably be on welfare, probably be on food stamps, probably be on energy assistance.“

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