Trade groups join PR tug of war

Homer Tribune:

 

As if things weren’t confusing enough with the powerful mining companies interested in staking their claim in Pebble land and special interest groups that are dead-set against them, now there’s an “anti-anti mining” group that seeks to drill the momentum right out of those mining opponents. Clear as molybdenum? Introducing: Alaskans Against the Mining Shutdown.

It’s no surprise that at the core of this effort to stall mining efforts are mining companies, mining trade groups, mine owners and Native Corporations that formed to protect those incredible mining potentials.Other founding members of the campaign committee include Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor John Williams, Kenai’s Bob Favretto, and a host of some 250 others determined to make mining work.

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