2012 January 9
Virginia Interfaith Power & Light is engaging Virginia faith communities in the fight to keep the ban on uranium mining in Virginia.
Virginia Uranium, Inc, a Canadian-owned company, is trying to repeal a nearly 30-year statewide ban on the mining of uranium, the milling of yellowcake, and the disposal of radioactive waste in Virginia.
A proposed mine and mill in Pittsylvania County would generate over 28 million tons of mill tailings waste. This type of waste has been linked to increases in leukemia, kidney disease, and other severe health problems.
Learn more here: http://vipl.org/PublicPolicy/UraniumMiningBan/tabid/892/Default.aspx
You’re invited to sign a petition to “Keep the Ban,” and share the link with your congregation: http://keeptheban.org/?page_id=237
To learn more about how your Virginia congregation can help, including collecting “Keep the Ban” postcards,
email my colleague
Trieste at Virginia Interfaith Power & Light: trieste@virginiainterfaithcenter.orghttp://uusj.net/wp/?p=4345
