The Halifax County Chamber of Commerce released their Uranium Study Group report earlier this month and it contains a comprehensive list of concerns by groups that oppose mining in Southside Virginia. Local community and environmental groups are having their voices heard in Richmond, but they shouldn’t be leading the discussion during the planning process for the study.
The USG report doesn’t contain the concerns of Virginians who would like to know the positive aspects of mining for uranium. Such as: How much does Virginia stand to benefit if mining is permitted? How much has technology improved since uranium mining was first conducted? Has mining been performed successfully?
Virginians have concerns about uranium mining and they don’t only focus on the negative aspect of uranium mining’s history. The questions that the USG posed to Virginia’s Coal and Energy Commission need to be balanced with positive views of uranium mining that give consideration to the improvements that have been made to mining technology.
The uranium mining study wouldn’t be fair and balanced if we only focused on the questions asked in the USG report.
The USG report doesn’t contain the concerns of Virginians who would like to know the positive aspects of mining for uranium. Such as: How much does Virginia stand to benefit if mining is permitted? How much has technology improved since uranium mining was first conducted? Has mining been performed successfully?
Virginians have concerns about uranium mining and they don’t only focus on the negative aspect of uranium mining’s history. The questions that the USG posed to Virginia’s Coal and Energy Commission need to be balanced with positive views of uranium mining that give consideration to the improvements that have been made to mining technology.
The uranium mining study wouldn’t be fair and balanced if we only focused on the questions asked in the USG report.
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Do you think VUI would agree with your opinions? I mean, really now...VUI's questions are addressed in a full page that they submitted for this report as well. Many of their questions are the same as those who oppose mining and milling in Virginia.
"Do you think VUI would agree with your opinions?"
Yes.
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