Then your way of thinking is part of the problem. What is taken out of Alaska are the profits from mining that should stay in the state and go into the economy. Graphite in Nome, gold in fort Knox, zinc in Red Dog, they want to get Pebble going and if you look at Alaska mines you will see that Canada has a monopoly on everything. Would you like to own a gold mine on your property and work for wages digging it out and give the profits to an X wife or anybody. Canadian mines are taking out Millions upon millions of dollars out of Alaska and apparently the blessings of the Governor and the legislature. What does the state get, just like the oil, a few jobs, pollution, no income taxes and empty holes in the ground. Coal mining is basically Alaska's only mine that is Alaska owned and operated. Look up the mining on the internet and you will find very little that shows direct connection to Canada but dig deeper and you will find that Canada is in Alaska pockets very deep.