Choose life over greed

The battle over Pebble Mine comes down to that struggle between those who grasp in their heart, the value of vibrant, profuse, rich and uncontrollable life, and those who are driven only by greed.   At its core, this is not only a battle over money.  This is about morality.  You can’t put a price on the stunning diversity of life in Bristol Bay and the rivers that feed it.   The sockeye salmon runs and all of the life that feeds on those runs, plus all of the other creatures, from the tiniest crustaceans to the orcas who frequent the bay, the countless sea birds that live here, all of this is priceless.   It doesn’t matter how much gold, copper, or molybdenum is there, some places are simply too wealthy already, and the risks of widespread, long-term disaster are too great.  If we can’t say “no mining!” at Bristol Bay, then there is no sacred place on Earth, no place where we choose to honor life over greed and we are truly hopeless and immoral creatures.  Mine somewhere else.  Never mine here.  Bristol Bay is priceless.