Did it ever occur to you that you with all of your vast knowledge that someone was making money off of your work and by now you should own a company if you're that smart. If you are happy with just getting a salary then you really don't understand finances which leads to the fact that if Pebble goes, Alaska will be getting screwed for billions of dollars while people like you will be working for peanuts. The gold and copper should be left in Alaska's ground until Alaska can retain the profits. We are looking at an income tax paid by workers like you while billions go out the door. If Pebble is so determined to keep at it like they are there then the state deserves the huge profits rather than some fat cats that live in a foreign city and spend vacations in the islands where they hide their profits. Just the very idea of foreigners stealing any more out of here than they already are is revolting.