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Uranium Mining/Grand Canyon
Protect the Grand Canyon from Uranium Mining! Send letter to President Obama!
Date: 4/27/2011 2:07:42 PM ( 13 y ) ... viewed 46599 times http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6637
PROTECT THE GRAND CANYON FROM URANIUM MINING!
April 27, 2011
The Grand Canyon is majestic, irreplaceable, and in dire need of protection from the nuclear power industry.
Uranium mining companies don't see one of the wonders of the world when they see the Grand Canyon, they see the chance to dig up some of their filthy fuel for nuclear reactors. And so they're pressing the federal government to approve new uranium mines all around the Grand Canyon.
Don't let them get away with it. ACT NOW: Tell President Obama to protect the Grand Canyon and prevent it from being enveloped by the radioactive dust of a dying industry.
In 2009, the Interior Department placed a two-year moratorium on uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, in response to a public outcry against the mining. Now it's time to make that moratorium permanent.
The clear lesson of the Fukushima disaster is that we must end the use of nuclear power, and move quickly to a nuclear-free carbon-free energy future. New uranium mines won't move us any closer to that goal--but they will threaten the health and safety of people in the region, and threaten the ability of people across the world to enjoy and marvel at one of our true natural wonders.
TAKE ACTION!
Please go to http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6637
to send a letter to President Obama. You can use the sample letter or edit it with your own comments and thoughts about the need to protect the Grand Canyon.
SPREAD THE WORD of this campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and other networking sites.
People outside the U.S. are also invited to join us and send letters to President Obama.
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6637
Letter campaign sponsored by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service: "2008 marked the 30th anniversary of Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS). We were founded to be the national information and networking center for citizens and environmental activists concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation and sustainable energy issues." http://www.nirs.org/about/nirs.htm
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