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NBC’s Harry Smith takes TODAY inside a pristine but problematic spot in Alaska where a high-stakes battle is underway. Residents are pushing back against a proposed mine project that could threaten one of the world’s largest salmon fisheries.
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Why Alaska Residents Are Fighting Against A Billion-Dollar Mine Project | TODAY

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@heatherleclair135 Год назад

When people say money is the root of all evil, THIS is what they mean.

@ericcartier3281 3 года назад

Says he an environmentalist and points to a picture of himself being a politician...gak 🤣!

@futurezay6484 3 года назад

$ NAK

@aptorres01 Год назад

The mining company has a horrific track record for damaging the environment

@clintonleonard5187 3 года назад

7:36 When they drank the water at the end it was like a comedy skit.

@Cj2o 3 года назад

Those media-ites would never actually take a real drink of that water. They're a bunch of snobs who won't settle for anything less than Perrier. What a bunch of media hacks they are. On another note, They did reject the mine approval 2 days ago, and I agree with that decision. Mining is a very dirty business.

@tombabcock4967 3 года назад

@@Cj2o Ya...it provides billions in wages and who knows how much in state taxes that pay your welfare check....bite the hand that feeds you much?

@Cj2o 3 года назад

@@tombabcock4967 Paying for my welfare? I don't even live in the same country let alone the same state.... Back to school you go, ya know nothing fool!

@tombabcock4967 3 года назад

@@Cj2o then you are the fool who knows nothing...blue hair

@Cj2o 3 года назад

@@tombabcock4967 - Yes, I know nothing because I live out of country. Great logic... Fool!

@KyleAnderson-vr3uv 3 года назад

The fish and wildlife will not be effected by the mine. They just released environmental reports on their mining processes and the environmental impact. There won’t be any effect on the wildlife or water quality. The benefits of the mine would bring jobs, a form of income for the state, and keep the USA on top for production of copper and gold and other metals while maintaining respect for the wildlife and local citizens. Just kinda seems like people are pushing this mine away for personal benefits like AOC did to Amazon in New York which would’ve really helped the locals right now with so many jobs needed in the area.

@CTity860 3 года назад

So you believe the reports from a company who’s CEO just resigned for saying he had enough politicians in his pocket to get the project passed? Also if it’s such a great idea that’s going to make billions why did the first 2 largest mining contractors pass on the project?

@EccentricMiller 3 года назад

00:13 the sound he made is killin' me 🤣

@Hvacmania 3 года назад

How about 0:33

@c_m00 3 года назад

"so their village doesnt die" yet i wonder if any of the other poor members of the tribe are going to see any of that money, or just the select few are going to end up in mansions... totally didnt already happen before

@jackl135 3 года назад

the chiefs...it's the same everywhere

@Walter37165 3 года назад

Harry Smith as usual does what a outstanding journalist should do. He educated the viewers with a balanced in depth news report with a great human, animal and environmental report that touches you.

@nzkiwi9 4 года назад

If there is a failure of the mining containment facility at any point from now until the end of time, all marine life in the Bristol Bay watershed will die. Not worth the risk. The salmon industry there is already worth more than a billion dollars annually.

@jordanmiller5207 3 года назад

NAK NAK NAK

@ValleyUnknown 3 года назад

Why is nobody talking about this 🤑

@jordanmiller5207 3 года назад

@@ValleyUnknown yyyyyayyy army corp accepts appeal request. step 2 of 4,589 complete! 🥸🤑

@EccentricMiller 3 года назад

Welp, buying long call options seems like a good idea🤣

@elo3640 3 года назад

Got 55 shares and all of a sudden I care about Alaska 💀💀

@jambam6176 3 года назад

@@elo3640 "55 shares" You need to step your game up.

@chriscox4936 Год назад

The store where they buy their milk is called the Iliamna corporation development store. It's already a mining town.

@nevergrowupstudios213 4 года назад

Look at all those “ReD FisH...”

@tylerpaek_npc6450 3 года назад

I used too know Brian krafts daughter good people and great fishing as a fellow miner that has live here my whole life I’m very Aware of the Catastrophes that mining can do but it’s all regulated. And as a fellow Alaskan fisherman I know how important it is to preserve the water but at the same time the native villages do need that source of income because they really have no other options and it’s messed up that people discriminate them for selling out. Because I know and we all know that the Alaskan people never sell out. Trust.

@andes805 Год назад

Native Alaskans need to find other ways to earn and make money. A pristine lake why destroy it.

@zazsereb1499 6 месяцев назад

So for 1 village to make loads of money, a huge part of Alaska gets poisoned and lakes/rivers destroyed, that countless other villages depend on and live off of.... and you don't call that selling out? Interesting

@jadkiss827 4 года назад

Don't let the greedy company do-it... They will ruine everything natural and pure...smh

@jadkiss827 4 года назад

Don't believe them... Look at the history...

@melodylastly7149 4 года назад

First stop the over harvesting of the commercial fisheries they have ruined the east coasts fisheries. When settlers first came to North America the shop stopped because there were soo many fish. Commercial fisheries have ruined black Bay in lake superior in Ontario now that is a fish sanctuary for walleye. Also gasoline engines pollute our water ways stop them from doing that too. If the commercial fisheries are talking then they are hypocrites who are ruining the fisheries already.

@Metallkopf86 4 года назад

Let's just keep making China wealthier and wealthier to where eventually they rule over everyone, sounds good to me... NOT!

@CTity860 3 года назад

@@Metallkopf86 what does that have to do with anything

@maxl513 3 года назад

@@melodylastly7149 bristol bay salmon have had record shattering runs year after year. The largest runs yet. Also Alaska has learned a thing or two from previous fisheries, so it is the best managed fishery in the world.

@hb7030 3 года назад

Tom and his buddies were also caught on tape saying that the mine is going to be WAY BIGGER and be around WAY LONGER than previously stated.

@twillison8824 3 года назад

He lost his job for it too. Weather the toxins were ever to get out or not and you know they would, it would be a disaster to destroy something so beautiful, and i work at a mine.

@hb7030 3 года назад

@@twillison8824 I know he did, but the overall ties with the government didn't go away. The Governor of Alaska is cozy with Pebble and just appealed the Army Corp's decision

@fonzmendez6917 3 года назад

@@hb7030 i love wild life so I understand but stock wise all that copper would be good for business hood they mine it safely

@stanmoon8806 2 года назад

@@twillison8824 describe what toxins would get out and how they would get out. it is a pit mine all operations are within the pit. there is no processing on site.

@chrisitinabobinski3798 2 года назад

That’s what they thought at Fort Knox but a dozer operator pierced a high volume line and several gallons (45-70,000) were spilled with no to little mitigate both the dozer Both the dozer operator and supervisors were told that there wasn’t anything more to clean up the previous operator was ignored. I had talked to the previous operator as well and talked to the dozer operator on the project he ignored what others had to say.

@jeffkeener3294 Месяц назад

Alaskans have voted in favor of the mine, twice.

@valcaron 9 месяцев назад

EPA = Employment Prevention Agency

@stephenbost542 8 месяцев назад

Very disturbing what we continue to do to the land, quality of our lives, wildlife, and our children to inherit. We should not let money prejudice our choices.

@ezrawassillie5467 3 года назад

When you see that mountain it's called RoadHouse Mountain it's part of Iliamna Lake. But no one ever go there to that mountain a very long time. 3:17

@TruthSeeker888. 2 месяца назад

The Worlds Biggest MINE for gold and other elements is needed right now. I think they can mine safely, they should be allowed to try. The EPA has no authority to step into this situation.

@mariner1358 2 года назад

At 5:28 Collier is a liar. No mining operation has ever been clean.

@jambam6176 3 года назад

*Start Digging...* Most of the fish at the grocery stores come from a farm anyway. *GO NAK GO!!!*

@Izzymcfafa 4 года назад

If the water is THAT good and clean, they should bottle the water up in droves and sell it across the world. I'd imagine that it'd be worth billions PER YEAR.

@annetteku1 Год назад

Exactly my thought!

@JR-qt6go 3 года назад

anything new yet?

@MrYoubet Год назад

JUST BUY YOUR EFFIN ,GOLD, COPPER ELSE WHERE,, DO NOT DESTROY ANY MORE OF EARTH

@andes805 Год назад

Such a beautiful place let's save it! Now what will the Native Alaskans do with blood money?

@ShellymanStudios 4 года назад

Leave it alone!

@ShellymanStudios 4 года назад

@Mike Rotch Yes!

@kpowers74 3 года назад

What if it goes wrong opined the lady from her METAL boat. That which cannot be grown, must be mined. Love.

@ANNE-yl9vt Год назад

I am republican but save this wonderful place. STOP THD MINING

@PositiveZ7 4 года назад

Really?! The pollution outcome is zero. That's when I stopped listening to him. NO mining company ever has had zero negative impact. If he were realistic and said only 20-30 percent impact, maybe, but zero. Also, the only people that benefit from this costly adventure would be a small group of investors and the man who owns it all. He must think Americans are idiots. What is great about Alaska is that it remains mostly untouched by people. It would be so crude and irreparable harm to dredge up such pristine beauty. WHY!? Do humans have to ruin every inch of what it beautiful on this earth? So upsetting. Why do the fish, birds, and other creatures not get factored in?

@atb1040 4 года назад

What he means is that there is 0 acid producing rocks that would create water pollution, I think you misunderstood the context there Anything is polluting really, but he's basically telling people (REPEATEDLY) that this mine is proven not to harm the water supply yet people still don't like proof That's the world we live in

@Michael_919 4 года назад

EVEN IF what people are worried about is true, the US didn't purchase Alaska from Alexander and Russia to save the salmon and birds.

@johnmurdock4229 4 года назад

Not worth the risk. The US purchased Alaska for many reasons. Why does the reason they purchased Alaska all those years ago have any bearing on today? Even if they purchased it solely to extract resources we aren't bound by that. Untouched, uncontaminated land and water is in itself a resource. What of those that fish for a living downstream? Small business and individuals don't have big money for lobbyists AKA bribery yet our government is supposed to represent ALL people. I say leave the minerals there for now. They're not going anywhere.

@CTity860 3 года назад

@@atb1040 yeah I’m sure he forgot to mention all the sulfuric acid waste.

@ddinvesting6267 3 года назад

@@johnmurdock4229 The reason it has bearing today is because there is a massive movement pushing for green energy. You think those solar panels, wind turbines and batteries are just created with unicorns and rainbows? Mining is a major component in green energy initiatives.

@kexler11 4 месяца назад

Risk is low if its done crew and environment first not profit first. 20 year long mine of high paying jobs is good for any nation.

@Shlong-j3j 2 месяца назад

Going to mine there this week lol

@zincmemoir 11 месяцев назад

As a global power, we have the luxury of obtaining these vital ores from areas of the world with zero oversight into environmental and workplace safety. Perhaps it will last forever…. Perhaps it will not.

@andes805 Год назад

GREED! GREED! GREED!

@heatherleclair135 Год назад

Our regulations are corrupt

@Sadboy80629 2 года назад

This mining project reminds me of portal 2, the mining company being aperture science

@Danielle2Cats 4 года назад

Keep fighting! If they win, we die!

@Cj2o 3 года назад

Mine was rejected 2 days ago.

@Sadboy80629 2 года назад

Pretty sure we die regardless

@aaronj2296 4 года назад

The area is for mining. It’s literally zoned for mining!

@Hd7725HBLTMR Год назад

Guess your mom and this gaping mine project have something in common then.

@Christian80806 4 года назад

We need to go green QUICK

@atb1040 4 года назад

Need copper mines to do that

@ddinvesting6267 3 года назад

Bidens "going green" plan requires mineral mining. Especially copper. You can't have green, batteries, electric everything...if we don't mine the minerals to make it happen. People are so brainwashed into thinking anything that involves extracting resources is the end of the world. It's actually the next step in getting away from oil and gas.

@jambam6176 3 года назад

@chris mit: "We need to go green QUICK"... says the person with a face full of make-up and a head full of weave.

@Christian80806 3 года назад

@@atb1040 its about reduction not elimination

@Christian80806 3 года назад

@@ddinvesting6267 its about reduction not elemination

@AbundantLifeCorp 4 года назад

We should let the “evil mining company” float the bill for the completion of massive government environmental studies before rashly saying no to the mine. This mine could be of huge economic benefit and the minerals are there for a reason. #pebble #pebblemine #bristolbay #nak

@AC-qi9wo 4 года назад

Alaska, is Beautiful but it's a harsh land.

@iheartseals Год назад

Greed and capitalism will be the death of all of us

@salimampofo8057 2 года назад

Blue print for safe mining.

@leongoodwin7404 2 года назад

Red Dog Mine And International/National Overseers Advice Reinvest Or Address The Acts Addressed Upon The Foundations Of The Legislative Bodies Or Act Of Subcontractors And Subcommittees

@brokenadventures 4 года назад

SAY GOOD BUY to all the fish and wild life such a shame just for a dollar

@donbrassco301 4 года назад

So Sell The Sam😈

@donbrassco301 4 года назад

Peo Get Paid😈

@iolanisjourney4828 4 года назад

"Over the 20 year span, billions" Greedy large corporations who only see dollar signs and could care less about the natural resources that they demolish to get their fix of their drug of choice, $$$$$$$$. Upsetting and Sad💔!!!! 💚 🌎🌱💚

@josephbaumgardner7393 3 года назад

Come on I have 2000 shares let me make some money please

@orlandovlore4873 Год назад

Fake news, one side of the story

@outofalaska2832 2 года назад

The gold and nickel from pebble mine will also help with making electric cars possible for more people!

@andes805 Год назад

This is absurd, save the environment with electric cars but invade the environment with mining especially near a pristine lake.

@myrtlemoore7611 Год назад

I don't care what it does we don't need extra equipment we need extra nature to help this world survive and that's not gonna be around for your grandkids or your grandkids or your grandkids whatever dinner you don't care about that because you're destroying the land legislators governor senator's presidents need to stop these people from mining the land I'm so sick of looking at a sitcom of minor's trying to find gold degree children have no wilderness no education no medical attention for miles a miles away but you have to try to find gold Get that's ridiculous

@myrtlemoore7611 Год назад

They never should have let them start doing this in the first place I don't know what Alaska government or legislators thought they were doing but they don't need to be in office cause it's a disaster it might already be too late for the land to repair itself but we got to have somewhere on this Earth what man doesn't destroy the land byagreed stop it

@libs-Suk-Balz 3 года назад

Screw the mine. We the people don’t benefit if you mine gold. Copper and Md yes but for good? Screw it

@ericcartier3281 3 года назад

We do need copper... there’s a time and a place for everything, but once something is done and gone it’s done and gone.... I remember a little 9.0 earthquake that happened east of Ankorage in 1964. Wanna bet they can engineer retention basins that’ll hold back toxic wastewater in that circumstance? This is not the place or time for Pebble mine.

@rmf9567 Год назад

Keep fighting keep the Earth green

@anthonyrstrawbridge 4 года назад

@aptorres01 Год назад

But who needs clean WATER anyway

@jantruitt9241 4 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@7Amps Год назад

“He told me, take care of the water, it’s my soul” Well, there you have it folks, guess we better not create thousands of jobs and opportunities for Alaskans anymore cuz that guy said he was the water!!

@narsoysauce_9769 Год назад

Or a whole food source/habitat could be destroyed all for money. Clean drinking water is depleting as well but hey big rich man get money.

@atb1040 4 года назад

This mine has SURVIVED scrutiny from Congress, The EPA and the Army Corp of Engineers in 1 year IT'S PERFECTLY SAFE Dude said himself, Alaska is huge and the mine would only be 1 mile wide, he contradicted himself lol what a JOKE Get that GOLD and COPPER NOW!

@ablecabrera1853 4 года назад

Knowing how humans can be so incompetent when saving the environment: a slip up could happen damaging the surrounding ecosystem. It's best not to touch the gold underneath the lake . Besides the less gold there is the more valuable it becomes.

@atb1040 4 года назад

Not a good situation if the US doesn't have the majority of it

@atb1040 4 года назад

And besides that there is no way an accident could happen

@atb1040 4 года назад

They would have to blast miles of dirt to accidentally effect the river

@teresaharwell859 Год назад

This is such a lie, ppl of alaska want this project to go thru. Fake News!!!

@Arnatqang 4 года назад

Exactly, what if they are wrong. They are wrong for trying to take native land and water

@guyonthecouch007 3 года назад

Nak Nak!.. Who's there? Northern Dynasty.

@fakenoobyup5492 4 года назад

We are so fken stupid that we will do it

@russelfurtado7206 4 года назад

Why stop it? I’d say go for the money!

@PositiveZ7 4 года назад

Have you done research into mining operations? There is no going back once it starts. You and I will not benefit from it, just make a handful of people super rich and deplete the area as well as change the ecosystems in that area forever that took hundreds of thousands of years to be. Can you show me an example of mining in America that truly benefitted the general public and positive and long lasting way?

@Justin-jf4ub 4 года назад

@@PositiveZ7 as you type from your phone/computer that's loaded w precious metals. When 30% of Americans are starving in the upcoming months I hope you rethink your position

@ezrawassillie5467 3 года назад

When you see that mountain it's called RoadHouse Mountain it's part of Iliamna Lake. But no one ever go there to that mountain a very long time. 3:17