<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Exploratory uranium mine near Grand Canyon given go-ahead]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/GrandCanyon/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:09:35 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/GrandCanyon/1 Nothing New

Twenty seven of us were arrested for blockading a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon in 1987, so this has been going on for decades.

Wasn't Barak Obama one of the main senators who obstructed passage of the mining reform?  He's a strong supporter of the coal and nuclear industries and so is Clinton, so we can't expect any help from either of them on this.

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Twenty seven of us were arrested for blockading a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon in 1987, so this has been going on for decades.

Wasn't Barak Obama one of the main senators who obstructed passage of the mining reform?  He's a strong supporter of the coal and nuclear industries and so is Clinton, so we can't expect any help from either of them on this.

]]> Comment #2 by jwebb http://www.grist.org/article/GrandCanyon/ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:53:46 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/GrandCanyon/2 East Coast Uranium

In Southside Virginia we have been dealing with proposals to lift a 25 yr. moratorium on uranium mining.  The supposed largest uranium "concentration" in the country is located in Pittsylvania County, an area reeling from the collapses of textile, manufacturing, and tobacco farming.  With Britian's latest thrust of nuclear power being necessary to meet GHG reduction under Kyoto we may see the US Dept. of Energy start to enter into the discussion of uranium mining and land aquisition as well.

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In Southside Virginia we have been dealing with proposals to lift a 25 yr. moratorium on uranium mining.  The supposed largest uranium "concentration" in the country is located in Pittsylvania County, an area reeling from the collapses of textile, manufacturing, and tobacco farming.  With Britian's latest thrust of nuclear power being necessary to meet GHG reduction under Kyoto we may see the US Dept. of Energy start to enter into the discussion of uranium mining and land aquisition as well.

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