Alaska's Pebble Mine Project CEO stops by the Energy Impacts Podcast
Description
John Shively, CEO of Pebble Partnership, and operator of the Alaska Pebble Mine Project. With a focus on Energy Dominance.
John Shively joins the Energy Impacts Podcast to talk about the decades-long effort to permit the Pebble Mine in Alaska. He shares insights on the mine's massive copper and mineral potential, environmental concerns around Bristol Bay’s salmon fishery, and how federal permitting delays and reliance on foreign processing especially from China impact U.S. energy security. Shively also discusses what makes Alaska so uniquely valuable and why permitting reform is key to unlocking its resources.
Highlights of the Podcast
00:01 - Intro and Background
03:10 - Why Pebble Mine Matters
05:57 - Mineral Resources at Pebble
09:14 - China’s Grip on Mineral Processing
14:08 - Environmental Concerns and Salmon
19:12 - Permitting, Courts, and Political Barriers
25:23 - Alaska’s Potential or Decline
28:26 - Closing Thoughts
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