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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

CO Keystone Center tries to mediate AK mine dispute


The group aiming to develop a giant copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay area is vetting the scientific studies that underlie its work, turning to a Colorado-based non-profit with expertise in environmental conflict resolution. But critics of the proposed Pebble mine are having little of it.

Six days of scientific review meetings organized by the Keystone Center kicked off Tuesday in Anchorage at the Consortium Library on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. Keystone describes the effort as an in-depth, objective review of Pebble's science. Mine opponents counter that the studies are lacking and that the effort is mainly designed to sway public opinion.

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