Theo Spark

The well-heeled environmental activists are at it again. They are claiming a victory from a letter writing campaign to oppose the Pebble Mine Project in Alaska, when in fact their results were rather embarrassing. Out of millions of letters sent to their supporters, only 6% bothered to take the few moments to click a link to send a form letter to the Environmental Protection Agency. That 6% comes from the millions of members of various environmental groups that received the emails. Instead of announcing the percentage of respondents, they report the number of respondents and claim 'overwhelming support'.

Meanwhile, the Native Alaskans and other local villagers have not been able to get their voices heard. Ten of the 12 Alaska Native Corporations, village corporations, tribal governments, state leadership and local leaders have asked to give the opportunity for jobs and economic viability in their area a chance (as opposed to pre-emptively striking down the project). They have also asked for an extension of the commenting period since this is the working season for Alaskans, but their requests have been refused.

How can Native Alaskans and local residents compete with the wealthy and powerful 'green' lobbying groups from the lower-48 who want their homes lands to use as their personal playgrounds? They can't unless we help get the message out to the public and counteract the propaganda being put out by the environmentalists activists.

Your willingness to help pass along this information has been making a difference. Let's keep up the pressure to stop the job-killing regulatory policies of Obama's EPA!

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