January 21, 2012
The article, “Governor wants to keep ban on Uranium Mining” describes the recent decision by Governor McDonnell to create a commission to both study and draft regulations for uranium mining.This behind-closed-doors mandate is a movement towards lifting the uranium mining ban in Virginia. I applaud the governor’s decision to maintain the moratorium for now.
However, a decision to move this process forward should have been an open process, especially if the mining will take place in our backyard.
The NAS study stated that uranium mining in Virginia poses serious health risks. Our climate, ripe with hurricanes and floods, is untested ground. Could the uranium waste be washed away and into our drinking water? Governor McDonnell’s actions beg the question, “Are we killing the goose to feed the gander?”
Michael Edwards
Richmond, Va.
http://potomaclocal.com/2012/01/21/letter-uranium-mining-decision-should-have-been-open/
