There are consistently two things that come to my attention whenever a Republican president is in office, the Grey Wolf and the Pebble Mine. Both need to be left alone.
As soon as guns became part of the picture with some population of wolves reaching a more normalized number they always overdo it and the numbers fall again. There was one female, an Alpha, that had many healthy litters and was shot by a hunter. She was hard to lose because she was so competent a mother.
The grey wolf in the USA is the southern boundary of the mammal. It is a very important "cornerstone species." A cornerstone has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance. The best example, of course, is Yellowstone National Park and the legendary effect of the Grey Wolf on the entire ecosystem. Without the wolf, the park became overrun with Elk and they overran the plants to the point where the river was eroding it's banks and etc. and etc. The legendary Grey Wolf is well known to be a magnificent example of a cornerstone species.
The Trump White House lacks wisdom regarding the management of the country's natural resources, including cornerstone species like the Grey Wolf. Yes, the Grey Wolf is an asset to the land of the country and needs management that protects the species well enough to maintain needed populations. Sheep aren't everything. For the first time ever, Trump lumped the wolf count into one number of 5000 and said it was good enough, no wolf needs protection. Amazing. Then they are fought in court.
The other natural resource that is vital to the USA are the Salmon runs. There is one in particular in Bristol Bay that has 40 million fish annually. Some estimates are as high as 50 to 70 million healthy salmon. That just has to be left alone. This is a warming planet and these salmon runs are vital to the country. Unfortunately, nearby is a gold mine called "The Pebble Mine." It cannot be mined because of the vital salmon runs. That is a fact of life.
The Obama Administration conducted a meticulous review of the area. Hanging in the balance was the salmon. The Pebble Mine is not to be mined. A good friend of mine states with every time this becomes an issue, "I believe God set the mine there as a trial to every President that is elected by the USA."
Regardless of a trial by God or not, the gold will remain in the mine for a long, long time if not forever. Trump completely disregards the value of waters and decides alone he knows what is best and that is corporate profits. He is valuing the wrong corporate profits.
The other natural resource that is vital to the USA are the Salmon runs. There is one in particular in Bristol Bay that has 40 million fish annually. Some estimates are as high as 50 to 70 million healthy salmon. That just has to be left alone. This is a warming planet and these salmon runs are vital to the country. Unfortunately, nearby is a gold mine called "The Pebble Mine." It cannot be mined because of the vital salmon runs. That is a fact of life.
The Obama Administration conducted a meticulous review of the area. Hanging in the balance was the salmon. The Pebble Mine is not to be mined. A good friend of mine states with every time this becomes an issue, "I believe God set the mine there as a trial to every President that is elected by the USA."
Regardless of a trial by God or not, the gold will remain in the mine for a long, long time if not forever. Trump completely disregards the value of waters and decides alone he knows what is best and that is corporate profits. He is valuing the wrong corporate profits.
August 9, 2019
By Scott Bronstein, Curt Devine, Drew Griffin and Ashley Hackett
The EPA publicly announced the reversal July 30, but EPA staff sources tell CNN that they were informed of the decision a month earlier, during a hastily arranged video conference after Trump's meeting with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The governor, a supporter of the project, emerged from that meeting saying the president assured him that he's "doing everything he can to work with us on our mining concerns.
The news came as a "total shock" to some top EPA scientists who were planning to oppose the project on environmental grounds, according to sources. Those sources asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.
The copper-and-gold mine planned near Bristol Bay, Alaska, known as Pebble Mine, was blocked by the Obama administration's EPA after scientists found that the mine would cause "complete loss of" the bay's fish habitat.
The copper-and-gold mine planned near Bristol Bay, Alaska, known as Pebble Mine, was blocked by the Obama administration's EPA after scientists found that the mine would cause "complete loss of" the bay's fish habitat.
