Coal: PacRim Coal has filed for permits covering 10,000 acres on the west side of Cook Inlet across from Anchorage. Developers aim to strip 300 million tons of coal from the region over 25 years. All of the coal will fuel power plants in Asia. "The reason we believe our project is worthy is because we are a resource development state, and we think it is a great opportunity to monetize that resource, create jobs and business opportunities in the state," said Project Manager Dan Graham."And we have taken great care to design the project in such a way that we can also protect the environment while we do this."A large camp will be built to house mine workers, along with a new road and a deepwater port facility, he said.
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