THE MINING SHUTDOWN INIATIVE

• Voices of Reason Brochure
• VOR one-pager
• White paper on "grandfathering"
• AAMS one-pager
• AAMS sign-up sheet
• AgainstTheShutdown.com

Mining means a lot to Alaska's families — for many of us, it puts food on our tables and clothes on our children's backs. But two proposed statewide initiatives would, if passed, shut down existing mines and prohibit future mines from opening.

Alaskans Against the Mining Shutdown is a statewide coalition concerned about the negative effects of these two ballot initiatives.

By devastating this growing sector of the Alaskan economy, the proposed mining shutdown would rob our communities and the Alaska Native population of a significant source of jobs and revenue. The proposal would arbitrarily override the state and federal environmental and scientific review process.

Founding members of the campaign committee include NANA Regional Corporation president Marie Greene of Kotzebue, Kristen Cole of Wasilla, Bill Corbus of Juneau, Hugh Fate of Fairbanks, Robert Favretto of Kenai, Cheryl Frasca of Anchorage, Ernie Hall of Anchorage, Marc Langland of Anchorage, Matthew Nicolai of Anchorage, Vicki Otte of Anchorage, Mark Pfeffer of Anchorage, Ramona Reeves of Fairbanks, John Sandor of Juneau, Helvi Sandvik of Anchorage, William Sheffield of Anchorage, John Shively of Anchorage, Rick Solie of Fairbanks, Arliss Sturgulewski of Anchorage, Dan Sullivan of Anchorage, Jim Taro of Ketchikan, Tim Towarak of Nome, Mead Treadwell of Anchorage, Jim Whitaker of Fairbanks, Bill Williams of Ketchikan, and Mayor John Williams of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.