Sarah Palin supports mining; do we support her & the Pebble Mine?

Written by Jack Caldwell on August 29th, 2008

 
Mining may well become a hot issue in the presidential election.  With the choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, McCain has introduced into the action an avidly pro-mining candidate from a pro-mining state. 
Just last night, having heard Obama, I had concluded things could get no more exciting.  Grant him a magnificent speech.  Grant that [...]

Deep-Water Rigs Keep Wary Eye on Gustav

Written by Frank Talk: Insight for Investors on August 28th, 2008

Tropical Storm Gustav is expected to be a hurricane by the time it enters the Gulf of Mexico, and its potential path is pushing up the price of oil. Small wonder–the Gulf accounts for more than a quarter of U.S. domestic oil production, and Katrina is still a fresh memory.

BC First Nations Mining Summit Blog

Written by Jack Caldwell on August 28th, 2008

I have just added to the Blogroll (Links) on the left hand side of this page a new blog on mining.  It is the BC First Nations Mining Summit Blog.  It appears to have been on line since about July, but I have only just come across them. Not that my thinking on the issue counts [...]

Pebble Mine and Alaskan salmon fishing now in the hands of the Keystone Center & Larry Craig

Written by Jack Caldwell on August 28th, 2008

There are thousands of responses on the web to the crashing defeat of Ballot Measure 4 in Alaska which would have stopped mining in the state.  Here are some of my favorites: 
From SwittersB’s Weblog: 
Interviewed at the polling stations, Anchorage voters said they felt caught between two Alaskan icons — fishing and mining.  “I thought it [...]

Ballot Measure 4 fails; Pebble Mine succeeds?

Written by Jack Caldwell on August 27th, 2008

Alaska remains a mining state.  And the salmon will have to rely on perpetual water treatment to keep ‘em healthy. 
Currently the news is that Ballot Measure 4 is failing.  That is the ballot in Alaska that was designed to stop the Pebble Mine without naming the mine.  That is the ballot so full of spelling [...]

Central American mining reviewed by Oxfam; the dilemma of sustainable incompetence

Written by Jack Caldwell on August 26th, 2008

Oxfam in July 2008 published Metals mining and sustainable development in Central America. 
Naturally they are critical of mining.  Naturally they set out to warn Central American countries not to allow mining.  There is little point in reading this publication for those “new insights.”  What is fun about this report is that they conclude that badly [...]