A post over at Grassroots Scrapbook
highlights the fact that it is possible to stop the uranium mining companies in their tracks. We are working toward such a positive resolution here in Northern Colorado. We’ve made several positive steps toward stopping the mining threat to our natural resources here, but there is still much work to do. I urge you to visit CARD and take at least one action listed there. Tell your friends and encourage them to take action too. There’s still time to preserve our natural resources and clean environment from the uranium mining threat.
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Found this Greenpeace video on YouTube. Although aimed at Great Britain, the facts are the same for US and other areas.
There are better, cleaner, more reliable ways to generate the energy we need to power our modern lifestyle. Nuclear, although it might seem to be a convenient solution, is a toxic solution in the long term. Let’s encourage our government leaders at all levels to make sustainable energy the focus.
Sometimes it feels like there’s nothing that one person can do to stop a large corporation bent on mining uranium in the local area. But actually, it is a fight that requires each person to take action! Each small action begins to snowball until there is a large groundswell of public dissent readily apparent to the lawmakers in charge who can enact laws that will stop the destruction.
I urge you to visit CARD and pick at least one action to take. Many of the items they list as action items take a very small amount of time but can make a big difference in the final result.
Together we can stop uranium mining in Colorado. Take action!
Earthworks has a very interesting article about the history and impact of uranium mining in Colorado. Although this isn’t a new problem for this state, there is a big difference in the type of mining being done now. There’s also far more potential for long-term radioactive contamination. Worth a read!
I keep running into this video on YouTube and love the music. The images are interesting, too. As a fellow flute player, I enjoy the flute work on this video. Although the song is from a science fiction musical, it embodies the foreboding I feel about the possibility of uranium mining here in Colorado–or anywhere else for that matter. Enjoy the video!
Information on the video from YouTube: This is a song from the new Roberto Luz Anarcho- science fiction musical, “The Road to Paradise” This song deals with the part where the Lunar Mine Crew blows a chunk out of the moon while mining Uranium. There is more information about this project at http://www.2luz.com/Paradise/paradise…
I worked with the Army for almost 15 years as a civilian and know the patriotism and dedication of the individuals that belong to the armed forces. What I didn’t know is that during Desert Storm that weapons using depleted uranium were used and sickened not only the enemy but our own troops. Where does depleted uranium come from? The cast offs of the uranium mining industry. The bulk of what is mined is not used for nuclear power, it’s considered waste in the mining industry. However, it’s highly radioactive waste. It would seem that they’ve found a use for it. I was shocked when I watched this video.
The more I read and learn about mining in the U.S. and other areas, the more I’ve come to realize that quite often natural resources are destroyed or contaminated beyond reclaiming–especially in the case of uranium mining. Here is a good clip featuring Woody Harrelson that highlights the destruction occurring in the Appalachians with coal mining. Take the destruction shown there, make it invisible and longer lasting, and you’ll get an idea of just how dangerous uranium mining is for Colorado.
Enjoy this beautiful clip with music performed by Coloradan musicians. Reminds me that our natural resources are here for us to cherish and care for–not to destroy and poison. Please help stop uranium mining in Colorado by visiting CARD today.
We can all breathe a little easier today. Friday, the bill that has been put forward to protect the water and other resources from contamination by in-situ leach uranium mining passed unanimously. The fight is not over yet, and I would urge you to read the article over at CARD and take action.
Received a notice from CARD yesterday about the need for a large showing of support for the bill that would protect Colorado ground water from in situ leach uranium mining. Please take action now as recommended in their notice.
