Comment: People of Virginia needs to setup something like this because if the Uranium Ban is lifted in Virginia the people's water will be ruin if we have another Hurricane like Camille come thru because VA Beach Water study proves uranium mining will ruin the water. But the main problem with uranium mining ruining our water, it will threaten national security because of the military. Look at the facts about the Navy: Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command,[1] those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. It is the world's largest Naval Station, supporting 75 ships and 134 aircraft alongside 14 piers and 11 aircraft hangars, and houses the largest concentration of U.S. Navy forces.[2] Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships' movements annually as they arrive and depart their berths. Another security is the following: Langley is the home of the United States Air Force's 633d Air Base Wing (633 ABW), 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) and the 480th Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing (480 ISRW). It also hosts the Global Cyberspace Integration Center field operating agency, the 192D Fighter Wing of the Virginia Air National Guard and Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC). Also uranium mining will ruin all of Virginia's water if the ban is lifted because uranium is located all over VA and you will be mined!
March 26, 2011
Flagstaff, Arizona
Public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park contain some of the highest concentrations of uranium deposits in North America. Spikes in uranium prices in recent years have caused an explosion of new mining claims and exploration on those lands.
Threats posed by exploration and the potential mining it portends — damage to wildlife and habitat, contamination of waters, and the industrialization of iconic landscapes — has prompted objections from conservation groups, native tribes, government officials and the public. It has spawned litigation spearheaded by the Center, as well as congressional action including legislation and a resolution on emergency mineral withdrawal.
But the health of the Grand Canyon watershed is still in serious danger from uranium mining — and it needs your help to rally support for saving it.
The “Stop Uranium Mining at the Grand Canyon” Community Awareness Concert in Flagstaff this March will unite those who value the Grand Canyon and its natural resources in an evening of activism and music, cosponsored by the Center. Performers will be Keith Secola, Blackfire, Locura, Plateros, Radmilla Cody and the Jir Project Band.
Read more:
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/action/events/index.html
