Wow.....all these comments....looking to demonize this guy or turn him into a martyr. 

Forget this guy. The mine is a ridiculous idea if you think that the integrity of the surrounding ecosystem is important. Maybe instead of trying to crucify this guy, you coule Google "porphyry copper deposit" and read for two minutes about the type of deposit it is that Pebble hopes to develop. If you can do a little math, and plug in the numbers that Pebble has stated they think they could recover in marketable minerals, you can get an idea of the amount of waste that would be generated. Toxic waste that would supposedly be stored "in perpituity". What a steaming pile of hubris. 

Mining and fishing probably can coexist some places - not here. And anyone who sings that tune probably thinks that any mine, anywhere, is a good idea, and could honestly not care less about what happens to the surrounding environment.