Feb
22
According to this letter from Brad Cole of the Kristan Cole Team, common sense would indicate that property values will decline because of the Wishbone Hill Coal Mine. If you would like a second opinion, call Mat Valley Credit Union and ask them why they are not making loans on properties within one mile of the proposed …
Feb
22
NAY’DINI’AA NA’ (CHICKALOON VILLAGE) TRADITIONAL COUNCIL Chickaloon Village presents it case against Coal Mining to United Nations Expert on the Human Right to Water For Immediate Release February 22, 2011: Chickaloon Native Village, a federally-recognized Athabascan Indian Tribal government in Alaska, filed a communication to the United Nations Independent Expert on the human right to …
Jan
20
$60,000 EPA penalty for Clean Water Act violations Usibelli Coal Mine, near Healy, Alaska, agrees to pay $60,000 EPA penalty for Clean Water Act violations Contact Info: Eva DeMaria, EPA NPDES Compliance Unit, (206) 553-1970, demaria.eva@epa.gov Tony Brown, EPA Public Affairs, (206) 553-1203, brown.anthony@epa.gov (Seattle – January 20, 2011) – Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc., owner of an open-pit …
Nov
20
Wishbone Hill UPDATE November 2010 The proposed Wishbone Hill coal strip mine is located approximately 5 miles west of Sutton and 10 miles north of Palmer, directly across Moose Creek from a beautiful residential neighborhood. Although there was some coal mining activity in the early 20th century, Wishbone Hill has become a landmark surrounded by …
Nov
16
The Mental Health Trust Land Office owns over 30,000 acres of subsurface rights to land in the Chickaloon community. On 10,000 of acres of this land, MHTLO also owns the surface rights. MHTLO has shown interest in one of CMC’s economic development alternatives to coal mining in Chickaloon- a coal sequestration/carbon credit program. We’re looking …