Floyd,va Uranium Mining News

  #117 1-27-12

Fw: WE'RE LOSING?                                                                                                                                                                                                          Remember the old Dusty Springfield song, Wishin' and Hopin' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycbgHM1mI0k                                                                        Folks, wishin' and hopin' is not going to persuade our delegates and senators to keep the ban on uranium.  You need to CALL and WRITE to them...repeatedly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                One of our elist members called several legislators yesterday and the word is...they are hearing from comstituents that want mining, not tthose who want to keep the ban.
One legislative aide made it clear that "often and repeatedly" should be our mantra.                                                                                             We have done a good job fact finding and communicating with each .  Now we have to communicate with our legislators.  If we do not, we will be mined. km


Delegate 2012 Email List   see attachment(Delegate 2012 )


The Southern Environmental Law Center has put Southside Virginia on its Top 10 Endangered Places list due to what it says is the threat of a uranium mine in Pittsylvania County.    http://www.sovanow.com/index.php?/news/article/law_center_southside_among_top_10_endangered_places/

 Proposed Uranium Mining in Pittsylvania County, VA (Keep the Uranium Ban in Virginia)    http://virginiaagainsturanium.blogspot.com/2012/01/proposed-uranium-mining-in-pittsylvania.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FqQbX+%28Virginia+Against+Uranium+Mining%29

Uranium deposits still untapped     http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/19027/uranium-deposits-still-untapped/p2

RRBA’s Statement on Governor McDonnell’s Directive   http://blog.rrba.org/?p=325

Group lists Southeast's most endangered places   http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VA_ENDANGERED_SOUTH_NCOL-?SITE=VADAR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Del. Merricks General Assembly report    http://www.wpcva.com/opinion/article_a5fd7bf8-4781-11e1-a707-001871e3ce6c.html

Del. Marshall's General Assembly report     http://www.wpcva.com/opinion/article_db34e414-4781-11e1-b42c-001871e3ce6c.html

'Killing the goose to feed the gander'   http://www.wpcva.com/opinion/article_8978141c-4780-11e1-bdb3-001871e3ce6c.html 

Holding pattern    http://www.sovanow.com/index.php?/opinion/article/holding_pattern/

Uranium mining in Virginia? Don't risk it     http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2012/012012/01242012/675409

Uranium mining opponents return to Richmond    http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-uranium-mining-opponents-return-to-richmond-20120123,0,5319941.story

Citizens Pack General Assembly Offices To Voice Opposition to Uranium Mining    see attachment

Southside split on uranium-mining proposal    http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/jan/23/tdmain01-southside-split-on-uranium-mining-proposa-ar-1631547/   be sure to vote on the non scientific survey.