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Key Faith Group to Mobilize Members Behind Keeping Virginia's Uranium Mining Ban
by: TheGreenMiles
Wed Aug 17, 2011 at 13:33:19 PM EDT
Virginia's oldest faith-based advocacy group has announced it will put its weight behind keeping Virginia's ban on uranium mining:
Officials at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy say they will be mobilizing activists across the state to lobby the General Assembly to continue a moratorium on uranium mining in the state.
Trieste Lockwood, director of the group's power and light program, said that mining could harm drinking water, residents' health and the economy by damaging agricultural, tourism and fishing industries if there is an accident.
"The financial gain of one corporation is really simply not worth the longterm risks to so many people," Lockwood said.
"We do not believe an unbiased study exists that suggests uranium is no longer radioactive and no longer has severe health consequences," she said.
For more on why Virginia's uranium mining ban is just as necessary today as it was when first implemented decades ago, check out KeepTheBan.org or read this excellent article by the Virginia Sierra Club's Mary Rafferty.
Read more:
http://bluevirginia.us/diary/4675/key-faith-group-to-mobilize-members-behind-keeping-virginias-uranium-mining-ban
Va. Interfaith Center opposes uranium mining
By: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 17, 2011
Updated: August 17, 2011 - 11:01 AM
RICHMOND -- The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy says it opposes ending a state ban on uranium mining, calling mining a "risky experiment."
Director Trieste Lockwood of the center's Interfaith Power and Light program said Wednesday the opposition is based on concerns about mining's impact on drinking water and human health.
Virginia Uranium Inc. wants to tap a 119-million-pound uranium deposit in Pittsylvania County. Virginia has a moratorium on uranium mining.
Read more:
http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/aug/17/2/va-interfaith-center-announce-uranium-stand-ar-1244074/
