Please try to attend this meeting if possible
* Coal and Energy Commission Meeting
When: January 7, 2013 Noon
Where: General Assembly Building, House Room D.
(910 Bank St., Richmond, VA 23219 * Bring Photo ID to enter the building)
Meeting: Roanoke River BasinJanuary 7, 2013 11 a.m.
Monday in the House Briefing Room at the General Assembly in Richmond
Lester said the Association has put together an allied coalition to stand against lifting the ban. They will meet at 11 a.m. Monday in the House Briefing Room at the General Assembly in Richmond where they will hold a news conference, “At noon the C&EC is scheduled to meet at the General Assembly, so there will be a chance to see the action first hand,” Lester said
Don't forget to join us in Richmond on Monday for the next Coal and Energy Commission Meeting.
When: January 7, 2013 Noon*
Where: General Assembly Building, House Room D. (Agenda)
(910 Bank St., Richmond, VA 23219 * Bring Photo ID to enter the building)
The discussion of any possible action or recommendation related to the Governor’s Working Group Report will take place at this meeting. There will be an opportunity for public comment.
[*Those who arrive early are invited to listen to a press conference by supporters of the moratorium beginning at 11 am in the House Briefing Room of the General Assembly Building.]
The 2013 General Assembly Session starts January 9th and the day when your Delegate and Senator will cast a vote to keep Virginia's uranium mining ban in place or open up our state to the many unknown consequences of such an action is coming. Please continue to remind them to keep the ban. A great opportunity to communicate with them is Jan. 28th at Conservation Lobby Day. The main issue of the day will be uranium mining. [Register today]
A recent letter from Southside Virginia legislators to their colleagues and Governor McDonnell encouraged them to keep Virginia’s ban on uranium mining and milling in place.
In announcing their opposition, the Danville-Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce said, “While considering possible economic benefits of such an industry, the board still has significant concerns surrounding the potential impact of uranium mining and milling on existing businesses and the region’s ability to attract, retain and grow jobs.”
Happy New Year and see you soon,
Meeting:
Roanoke River Basin Association
Executive director Andrew Lester
Monday, January 7th @ 11:00 am
The allies opposing uranium mining in the state will hold a news conference in the
House Briefing Room
Richmond, VA.
“We expect to have about six speakers, each representing a distinct stakeholder interest,” he said. “They will cover health, business and environmental concerns, among others.
“We need those of you who can attend to please come up that day. We need folks from all political, professional, religious, ethnic and geographical backgrounds to come out and be part of the process. Come all and come as one.”
At the same time, the allied uranium mining opponents will introduce a new website, commonhealthva.org.
Lester said the coalition includes the cities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, which draw municipal drinking water from Lake Gaston, Virginia Municipal League, Southern Environmental Law Center, Piedmont Environmental Council, Virginia Coalition Against Uranium Mining, North Carolina Coalition Against Uranium Mining, Roanoke River Basin Association, Alliance for Progress in Southern Virginia and the Virginia Farm Bureau.
“All are providing their respective lobbyists for our side,” said Lester. “All are working splendidly together.”
The Coal and Energy Commission will meet on
Monday, January 7th @ 12 NOON
in House Room D, General Assembly Building, Richmond, VA.
(910 Bank St., Richmond, VA 23219 * Bring Photo ID to enter the building)
PROPOSED AGENDA
I. Call to Order
Delegate Terry G. Kilgore, Chair
Virginia Coal and Energy Commission
II. Presentation of the Uranium Working Group's Report
Ms. Cathie France, Chair
Uranium Work Group
Deputy Director for Energy Policy, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
III. Questions from members of the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission
IV. Public Comment
V. Discussion
VI. Adjournment
| Virginia Coal and Energy Commission Members Delegate Terry G. Kilgore, Chair | Delegate Gregory D. Habeeb | Barbara Altizer, Citizen Member | |
| Senator John C. Watkins, Vice Chair | Delegate Donald W. Merricks | James K. Martin, Citizen Member | |
| Senator Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | Delegate Jackson H. Miller | Ken Hutcheson, Citizen Member | |
| Senator Charles J. Colgan | Delegate James W. Morefield | Ronnie Smith, Citizen Member | |
| Senator Ralph K. Smith | Delegate Israel D. O'Quinn | John Matney, Citizen Member | |
| Senator Frank W. Wagner | Delegate Onzlee Ware | Donald Ratliff, Citizen Member | |
| Delegate R. Lee Ware, Jr. | Jodi Gidley, Citizen Member | ||
Call-In Day, Thurs., Jan. 10: KEEP the BAN
on URANIUM MINING in VIRGINIA
Legislation to lift the ban on dangerous
uranium mining in Virginia must be stopped. Your legislators need to hear from
you!
When our state legislators are making decisions
on how to vote, one of the biggest influencing factors is what they hear from
you, their constituents. Contact your State Delegate and Senator and let them
know you support KEEPING the BAN on uranium mining.
Join thousands of voices on Thursday, January
10, as Sierrians and allies from all over the state call into their lawmakers'
offices and demand that we Keep the Ban: http://keeptheban.org/
