"Industry experts have not found evidence of acidic soils, or other degradation, Pebble said."

Of COURSE they haven't found anything that could be BAD. Do you really think Pebble Inc. is going to report anything other than, "It's roses and butterflies from here to the back 40, by golly!" ?? These cretins could find Jimmy Hoffa in one of their exploration pits and nobody would be told. The body would be cremated and scattered to the winds, with "nothing new here" stamped on the report.

Like Uncle Ted said, "I am not opposed to mining, but it is the wrong mine for the wrong place." I follow the same wisdom. Mining CAN be done well, in areas that can be reclaimed, and done in ways that won't nuke the local wildlife.

Not this one.