Thursday, January 24, 2013

Keep the Ban on Uranium Mining: Call legislators in their Capitol Offices today


 

 

 
Call  legislators in their Capitol Offices today and ask them to OPPOSE Senator Watkins Bill SB919 and OPPOSE Delegate Millers Bill HB1804. and OPPOSE Delegate Miller’s Bill HB2330 and OPPOSE Senator Watkins Bill SB1353. [Talking Points]
  • Find out the name and contact information for your legislator
  • HB1804 establishes a three percent state severance tax on the gross receipts of any uranium severed from the earth in the Commonwealth.
  • SB919 establishes a three percent state severance tax on the gross receipts of any uranium severed from the earth in the Commonwealth.
  • HB2330 establishes a process for the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to issue permits for the mining of uranium ore.
  • SB1353 establishes a process for the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to issue permits for the mining of uranium ore.
  • Talking Points

Keep the Ban Lobby Day: Jan. 28
[Registration and Agenda]

The time to prepare to act as a voice for conservation is now!Tell your legislators what you expect from them this General Assembly session. Join Virginia Conservation Network, the Garden Club of Virginia, and countless volunteers as we take our conservation priorities to the Capitol on January 28, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.
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Did you know? Virginia has a nearly 30-year ban on uranium mining. The uranium industry is making a well-financed push to repeal the ban so they can mine and process uranium, starting in Southside Virginia. Drinking water, human health, farmland, property values, wildlife and tourism across Virginia are at risk.
The Keep the Ban Coalition is a group of local and state organizations working to maintain the existing ban on uranium mining in Virginia. Scores of public interest groups and localities (see the list here) and more than 16,000 citizens have stated their support to the General Assembly for keeping the ban on uranium mining in Virginia.
Take Action!
http://keeptheban.org/