Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Hey Seattle! Stand Up for Bristol Bay!

In case you sat down on the last round, please stand up this time!

Help stop the Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska and protect 14,000 fishing jobs and the biggest wild sockeye salmon fishery on the planet. The EPA wants to hear from Washingtonians about whether Pebble mine should be built in Bristol Bay, and we need you to attend this hearing and stand for Bristol Bay <http://www.savebristolbay.org/blog/epa-hearing-in-seattle-on-thursday-may-31-2012> .


Stand up for Bristol Bay

What: Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Public Hearing
When: Thursday May 31 at 2 p.m.
Where: Jackson Federal Building, North Auditorium
915 Second Street - Seattle, WA

More information: The EPA released its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment on May 18th and is holding a Public Hearing in Seattle to listen to public comments about the proposed Pebble mine. Pebble mine would be the biggest open pit gold and copper mine in the world and generate up to 10 billion tons of toxic mine waste.

Find out more about the Seattle hearing <http://www.savebristolbay.org/blog/epa-hearing-in-seattle-on-thursday-may-31-2012>