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Frankenfish Dilemma
Posted December 2, 2010 By Editor
The following is a press release from Trout Unlimited announcing a story in their membership magazine TROUT regarding the potential risks associated with genetically engineered salmon. AquAdvantage® Salmon (AAS) [as they are branded] grow much faster than traditional fish, reaching market size twice as fast as traditional salmon - see photo above showing size comparison of an AAS (background) vs. a non-transgenic Atlantic salmon sibling (foreground) of the same age.
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Calling Their Bluff at Pebble Mine
Posted November 18, 2010 By Editor
Recently, Anglo American (owners and operators of Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska) launched a new advertising campaign with lots of wonderful images and statements that are, in truth, hard to swallow - as difficult as the quality of their water they celebrate in the above ad. While Anglo promotes “Good Mining, Good Water, Good Manners,” the following news story (link) underscores how their Pebble Mine development is in fact not living up to those ideals.

http://www.adn.com/2010/02/12/1136582/pebble-mine-developers-to-pay.html

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Peter Raudzens on Pebble Mine
Posted February 1, 2010 By Editor

The naked arrogance and greed of the pirates at Alaska's Pebble Mine really pisses me off. They are a threat to my fishing. They actually believe that they can pay off the local politicians to turn a blind eye while they rape Bristol Bay. This might have worked with the Wasilla hillbillies they took to bed but now their dark deals are exposed to the harsh glare of the public forum. Their claim that an open pit gold mine in Alaska's best salmon fishery will provide jobs to the natives and revenue to the state just stinks. I'll tell you why in my heated rhetoric.

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