Future of Virginia?
Comment: Great Letter, Ms. Worsley!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:36 AM EDT
To the Editor:
So I open up my paper and learn that even our socieconomic study of uranium mining is tainted with financial "investor" sway. 'Bacca Commision backs it, and VUI investors back the 'Bacca Commission. They even have to consult 'Bacca Commissions's lawyers to see if they have a conflict of interest? If you have to ask?
VUI funds the NAS technical study initiated by the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission. VC&EC applies for the 'bacca money for the socioeconomic study, and will oversee it. Del. Kilgore is chairman of both the "Bacca Commission and VC&EC.
Nothing one-sided about that, is there?
It's all in the family, isn't it? Has been from the start. Study the pedigree...Follow the money.
And wave your health and quality of life goodbye-unless, of course, you have been one of those "investors" that has recouped enough to live well- "way away" from the reality of the blasting and the everpresent fear of the natural disaster that they promise you will never occur. Or the milehigh mountain of radioactive rock waste that "won't be a problem".
Here's a thought-ask the indigenous folk living next to all the existing mines in our own desert, in the frozen Canadian backwood, or povertystricken Nigeria-"Ya'll think this mining thing is good?"
This is VIRGINIA. The beginning of this nation, and still the home of "mountains to the sea."
Love it (and protect it) or sell out, via greed or apathy. Not much in between.
We don't HAVE to have MORE ENERGY-we need to have some concept of using what we have wisely.
Turn off a coupla lights, will ya?
Linda Worsley
Chatham, VA
Read more:
http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2010/05/04/brookneal/opinion/opinion98.txt
