Opposing The Proposed Chuitna Coal Strip Mine
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WHEREAS, Upper Cook Inlet supports important fish and game resources, including salmon, bear, and moose, that provide essential subsistence, sport and commercial fishing and hunting opportunities;
WHEREAS, PacRim Coal, a Delaware corporation owned by wealthy Texans, is seeking state and federal permits to develop the Chuitna coal strip mine 45 miles west of Anchorage, along the shores of Cook Inlet, near the communities of Tyonek and Beluga;
WHEREAS, the proposed Chuitna coal strip mine would, if fully developed, destroy roughly 30 square miles of fish and game habitat, and would discharge millions of gallons of mine waste each day into the salmon-rich watershed of the Chuitna River and into Cook Inlet fisheries;
WHEREAS, commercial coal use will aggravate climate change in Alaska where the effects of global warming are readily apparent, and will add mercury to Alaskas prized fisheries;
WHEREAS, coal dust is a public health hazard having acute health effects including asthma and other respiratory illnesses, of which children are especially vulnerable;
WHEREAS, the Cook Inlet region boasts substantial coal reserves, and the Chuitna coal project will set an important precedent for coal strip mining and fish and game management for many years to come;
WHEREAS, Cook Inlet possesses world class energy resources, including natural gas, wind, tidal and geothermal resources, that can produce cleaner energy and lasting jobs, and investments in coal will preclude development of better alternatives.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED DO HEREBY OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CHUITNA COAL STRIP MINE.
WHEREAS, PacRim Coal, a Delaware corporation owned by wealthy Texans, is seeking state and federal permits to develop the Chuitna coal strip mine 45 miles west of Anchorage, along the shores of Cook Inlet, near the communities of Tyonek and Beluga;
WHEREAS, the proposed Chuitna coal strip mine would, if fully developed, destroy roughly 30 square miles of fish and game habitat, and would discharge millions of gallons of mine waste each day into the salmon-rich watershed of the Chuitna River and into Cook Inlet fisheries;
WHEREAS, commercial coal use will aggravate climate change in Alaska where the effects of global warming are readily apparent, and will add mercury to Alaskas prized fisheries;
WHEREAS, coal dust is a public health hazard having acute health effects including asthma and other respiratory illnesses, of which children are especially vulnerable;
WHEREAS, the Cook Inlet region boasts substantial coal reserves, and the Chuitna coal project will set an important precedent for coal strip mining and fish and game management for many years to come;
WHEREAS, Cook Inlet possesses world class energy resources, including natural gas, wind, tidal and geothermal resources, that can produce cleaner energy and lasting jobs, and investments in coal will preclude development of better alternatives.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED DO HEREBY OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CHUITNA COAL STRIP MINE.
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Donna B
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Chickaloon, Alaska
I would very much like to see our state address energy needs with a forward thinking approach that keeps our environment and natural beauty intact and less driven by the development of finite fuels that damage the land and w
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Michelle S
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Sutton Alaska
We need to develop long term environmental/renewable resource driven economic plans. It is not coal or timber or oil. It is ecotourism. Focus on providing sustainable resource management on providing those high income activities
552.
Nancy M
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Palmer, AK
Please protect our wildlife and fisheries and support renewable energy alternatives rather than coal. Cook Inlet cannot afford to be impacted by this dirty industry. Say no to Coal.
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Dqxbaay Oneal
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Ward G
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Beluga, Alaska
I and my family have lived and commercial fished in the Beluga area for 57 years. The proposed mine project and Ladd Landing coal off loading site will permanently alter our ability to maintain our life style & commercial fi
547.
Sarina A
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Anchorage Alaska
Im from the village of Tyonek Im when I get older I plan to live in my village be a teacher there raise my kids the same way my ancetors raised thier kids but the coal mine will kill our fish and game. So we the people are as
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John T
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Soldotna, Alaska 99669
Now is the time to begin the transition to alternative energy.
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Gerald Rjaneteb
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Kenai, Alaska
This would be a BIG, BIG development, with SERIOUS environmental consequences. I don't trust the State of Alaska, much less the local governmental authorities, to make a decision that would take into consideration its long-term c
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