by Deone Benninghoven, M.S.M. (about the author)
If there is one thing that I know for certain about Alaskans, that is that they seldom compromise. I learned this while supporting ventures from The Elbow Room in Unalaska to Pelican Seafood in, yes, Pelican, Alaska. Hard and tough as nails when they make up their minds about something. Alaskans mean business.
Ever wonder who manages all of the natural resources that Alaskans prize the most? A business-meaning group of lawyers, managers, commercial fishermen, adventurists, and writers called The Renewable Resources Foundation.
The Foundation is not taking the abundance of resources for granted. The group is acting as stewards of the future. Protecting everything from fish habitat to mining regulations and how that affects surrounding resources is their domain.
Want to help? Their current mission is “. . .raising public awareness of the potential for disaster caused by the proposed open pit gold and copper sulfide mines in the Pebble mining district of Southwestern Alaska” For which, they “. . .are seeking your support, and involvement to help save fishing and hunting resources by asking you to:
1) First, review the information on our website and;
2) Then, JOIN the Renewable Resource Founda DONATE if you agree that the Pebble Mining district is an incredibly bad idea for the Bristol Bay watershed of Alaska. Your membership fee or donation will be used to educate the citizens of our state and our great nation about the danger to Alaska's fishing and hunting resources and the habitat upon which they depend..
2) Also, encourage every organization that you belong to, to study the mining proposals, and applications on record for mining permits in Bristol Bay, and then ask the organization to educate all their members about the threat posed by the mine and the mining district. We can arrange Speakers for any organization!
3) Please tell everyone you know about the threat;
4) Respond to Pebble news stories with your own letters to the editor and call-ins to
radio stations” (extracted on 31 March 2010 from http://www.renewableresourcesfoundation.org/take_action.htm).
Anchorage Daily News
letters@adn.com
(Letters to the editor, must be 250 words or fewer)
Anchorage Daily News - Compass
compass@adn.com
OpEd/Compass Piece (675 word limit)
Juneau Empire
editor@juneauempire.com
(Letters must be 400 words or fewer)
Homer News
letters@homernews.com
Bristol Bay Times
bbtimes@nushtel.com
Kenai Peninsula Clarion
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/lettertoeditorform.shtml
Whatever it is that we are passionate about, may we join together and let our voices be heard. May we too mean business when something is important to stewarding the resources of our future.
Tomorrow the Random Pick is about Stories for Change. PTHA had a cultural in-service gathering for all staff today. First we were invited to partake in a Mohawk ceremony followed by two presentations. The second presentation captured the audience with the power of digital storytelling. I wanted to share http://storiesforchange.net/ with you followed by a surprise Hot Topic the next day.
(Extracted on 31 March 2010 from http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Photos_Million_Dollar_Bridge.htm.)
If there is one thing that I know for certain about Alaskans, that is that they seldom compromise. I learned this while supporting ventures from The Elbow Room in Unalaska to Pelican Seafood in, yes, Pelican, Alaska. Hard and tough as nails when they make up their minds about something. Alaskans mean business.
Ever wonder who manages all of the natural resources that Alaskans prize the most? A business-meaning group of lawyers, managers, commercial fishermen, adventurists, and writers called The Renewable Resources Foundation.
The Foundation is not taking the abundance of resources for granted. The group is acting as stewards of the future. Protecting everything from fish habitat to mining regulations and how that affects surrounding resources is their domain.
Want to help? Their current mission is “. . .raising public awareness of the potential for disaster caused by the proposed open pit gold and copper sulfide mines in the Pebble mining district of Southwestern Alaska” For which, they “. . .are seeking your support, and involvement to help save fishing and hunting resources by asking you to:
1) First, review the information on our website and;
2) Then, JOIN the Renewable Resource Founda DONATE if you agree that the Pebble Mining district is an incredibly bad idea for the Bristol Bay watershed of Alaska. Your membership fee or donation will be used to educate the citizens of our state and our great nation about the danger to Alaska's fishing and hunting resources and the habitat upon which they depend..
2) Also, encourage every organization that you belong to, to study the mining proposals, and applications on record for mining permits in Bristol Bay, and then ask the organization to educate all their members about the threat posed by the mine and the mining district. We can arrange Speakers for any organization!
3) Please tell everyone you know about the threat;
4) Respond to Pebble news stories with your own letters to the editor and call-ins to
radio stations” (extracted on 31 March 2010 from http://www.renewableresourcesfoundation.org/take_action.htm).
Anchorage Daily News
letters@adn.com
(Letters to the editor, must be 250 words or fewer)
Anchorage Daily News - Compass
compass@adn.com
OpEd/Compass Piece (675 word limit)
Juneau Empire
editor@juneauempire.com
(Letters must be 400 words or fewer)
Homer News
letters@homernews.com
Bristol Bay Times
bbtimes@nushtel.com
Kenai Peninsula Clarion
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/lettertoeditorform.shtml
Whatever it is that we are passionate about, may we join together and let our voices be heard. May we too mean business when something is important to stewarding the resources of our future.
Tomorrow the Random Pick is about Stories for Change. PTHA had a cultural in-service gathering for all staff today. First we were invited to partake in a Mohawk ceremony followed by two presentations. The second presentation captured the audience with the power of digital storytelling. I wanted to share http://storiesforchange.net/ with you followed by a surprise Hot Topic the next day.