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