Miners want a 211-mile road in remote Alaska, through one of the wildest national parks. It pits President Biden's climate agenda against his conservation plan.

A proposed copper mine near two national parks is turning into a test of values — how to protect wilderness while supplying critical minerals

  • MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    It’s a shame that the mine isn’t closer to the ocean, otherwise maybe shipping the minerals on cargo ships could have been a more park friendly alternative.

    There are rivers and you would only need the roads around the mine and two ports. One inland to move cargo from the truck to the ship and one at the coast, which needs to be built anyway. Obviously the rivers need to be navigable, which is propably not the case.

    • abff08f4813c@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Hmm. Could the rivers be made navigable without hurting the surrounding ecosystem too much? Or maybe an artificial canal … but I suppose a new canal has many of the same problems that a new road (or roads) would entail…