"I don’t know why that doesn’t seem to be getting though."
In another rejection of legislative attempts to lift Virginia’s thirty-year ban on uranium mining, the Virginia Municipal League AND the Virginia Association of Counties publicly came out in opposition of uranium mining in the state.
The Virginia Association of Counties, which represents Virginia’s 95 counties, called for the ban to continue “pending further study.”[1]
The Virginia Municipal League, which represents every city in Virginia, 157 towns, and 10 counties, noted worries about environmental and health issues related to uranium milling, mining, and disposal of radioactive tailings.
In response to these public announcements, a spokesman for Virginia Uranium Inc., Patrick Wales, stated he “was perplexed”[2] by the Virginia Municipal League’s and the Virginia Association of Counties stances because Virginia Uranium has promised the below-grade storage of uranium tailings. Well Mr. Wales, you’ll have to excuse these groups, and Virginians in general, for not entirely trusting your promises.
Wales stated, "We've committed to bring the tailings below grade and that seems to be something that everyone is in general agreement on and takes the massive release of tailings off the table. I don’t know why that doesn’t seem to be getting though.”[3]
Here is the rub of this issue, and the reason why Virginia Uranium Inc. (VUI) isn’t “getting through” to the majority of Virginians. Virginia Uranium Inc. BELIEVES that uranium mining and milling can be done safely in Virginia.
But when tasked with evidence to prove their case, VUI and their proponents cite studies from regions that have ecologies entirely different than southern Virginia’s. Thus, they are comparing apples to oranges.
Most Virginians have seen the dilemma in this kind of reasoning and have remained skeptical about the safety of uranium mining as a consequence. But VUI just doesn’t seem to get this; it’s not “getting through” to VUI.
But please VUI, by all means continue to look at this issue through your own propaganda and erroneous beliefs. With all of the money and influence behind your company and its goals, you will ultimately lose out because you can’t “get through” to the people of Virginia.
Why? Because Virginians see the issue of uranium mining as a not-so-cut-and-dry issue of human and environmental health that can be alleviated by a few empty promises.
1] http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/statewide-groups-back-va-uranium-ban/article_7122577c-3025-11e2-b432-001a4bcf6878.html
[2] http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/statewide-groups-back-v...
[3] http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/statewide-groups-back-v...
http://www.examiner.com/article/two-representative-groups-from-virginia-publicly-oppose-uranium-mining-va
The Virginia Association of Counties, which represents Virginia’s 95 counties, called for the ban to continue “pending further study.”[1]
The Virginia Municipal League, which represents every city in Virginia, 157 towns, and 10 counties, noted worries about environmental and health issues related to uranium milling, mining, and disposal of radioactive tailings.
In response to these public announcements, a spokesman for Virginia Uranium Inc., Patrick Wales, stated he “was perplexed”[2] by the Virginia Municipal League’s and the Virginia Association of Counties stances because Virginia Uranium has promised the below-grade storage of uranium tailings. Well Mr. Wales, you’ll have to excuse these groups, and Virginians in general, for not entirely trusting your promises.
Wales stated, "We've committed to bring the tailings below grade and that seems to be something that everyone is in general agreement on and takes the massive release of tailings off the table. I don’t know why that doesn’t seem to be getting though.”[3]
Here is the rub of this issue, and the reason why Virginia Uranium Inc. (VUI) isn’t “getting through” to the majority of Virginians. Virginia Uranium Inc. BELIEVES that uranium mining and milling can be done safely in Virginia.
But when tasked with evidence to prove their case, VUI and their proponents cite studies from regions that have ecologies entirely different than southern Virginia’s. Thus, they are comparing apples to oranges.
Most Virginians have seen the dilemma in this kind of reasoning and have remained skeptical about the safety of uranium mining as a consequence. But VUI just doesn’t seem to get this; it’s not “getting through” to VUI.
But please VUI, by all means continue to look at this issue through your own propaganda and erroneous beliefs. With all of the money and influence behind your company and its goals, you will ultimately lose out because you can’t “get through” to the people of Virginia.
Why? Because Virginians see the issue of uranium mining as a not-so-cut-and-dry issue of human and environmental health that can be alleviated by a few empty promises.
1] http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/statewide-groups-back-va-uranium-ban/article_7122577c-3025-11e2-b432-001a4bcf6878.html
[2] http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/statewide-groups-back-v...
[3] http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/statewide-groups-back-v...
http://www.examiner.com/article/two-representative-groups-from-virginia-publicly-oppose-uranium-mining-va
