The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

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Save Our Snow! (and Our Salmon)

Alaskans who have something to say about the Chuitna coal project in Cook Inlet have gone to Utah.  Why?  That’s where skiiers, snowboarders, and outdoor snow enthusiasts are helping to voice concern about what burning coal is doing to abundant snowfall. They have noted and are pointing out the bizarre conflict of interest in a [...]
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Tiffany Tosses Pebble

I’d been trying to find a copy of this ad, and finally did.  This is the ad that Tiffany & Co., put in the October issue of the trade magazine National Jeweler. The text reads: PLEASE ASK YOURSELF WHY WOULD TIFFANY & CO. WHOSE LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON MINING, BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEBBLE MINE AND [...]