An Alaska mining proposal that hasn’t even gotten off the drawing board is inspiring a ferocious lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill.
Both sides in the Pebble Mine fight have brought in the big guns. The companies backing the proposal have spent 10 years and more than $2 million lobbying for it, with former House Speaker Bob Livingston serving as one of the lobbyists, while opponents have coordinated around 100 visits to lawmakers from Native Alaskan children, commercial fishermen and so-called hook and bullet big-money Republicans.
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