Comments on: Uranium Mining Whets Thirst to Preserve Drinking Water http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/ Here are my thoughts; share yours Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Deborah http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1700 Deborah Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:57:22 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1700 Jim, Thanks for raising this issue, but it's not just uranium mining. What about all the oil-shale drilling that is in the works for the Roan Plateau? Neither the oil companies or the greedy politicians who support them are telling Colorado citizens that more of our precious water will go down the drain once oil-shale drilling starts up. Millions of people flooding into California, Arizona and Nevada already are draining the Colorado River. Add all of this mining and global warming to the mix and the West will not just be arid, it will become a great desert. Scientists are predicting a dust bowl that will make the Great Depression-era conditions look tame. Jim,
Thanks for raising this issue, but it’s not just uranium mining. What about all the oil-shale drilling that is in the works for the Roan Plateau? Neither the oil companies or the greedy politicians who support them are telling Colorado citizens that more of our precious water will go down the drain once oil-shale drilling starts up.

Millions of people flooding into California, Arizona and Nevada already are draining the Colorado River. Add all of this mining and global warming to the mix and the West will not just be arid, it will become a great desert. Scientists are predicting a dust bowl that will make the Great Depression-era conditions look tame.

]]> By: Keith two http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1701 Keith two Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:51:41 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1701 I live on the western slope where oil, natural gas, and minerals resources exist. My cynical view of the world is that each of items will be "harvested" because there is a dollar to be made and it provides jobs. These activities, while raping the environment, will provide future employment in an attempt to repair the damage done by these actions. Super Fund sites certainly have created economic activity. The impact on our citizen's health is not a major concern. The indifference of the federal government toward the former employees of Rocky Flats is a prime example. As long as our national policy is "live for today, don't worry about tomorrow" we can expect more environmental disasters. Not to worry, as these industries have our best interest at heart, and are more than able to regulate themselves. I live on the western slope where oil, natural gas, and minerals resources exist. My cynical view of the world is that each of items will be “harvested” because there is a dollar to be made and it provides jobs.

These activities, while raping the environment, will provide future employment in an attempt to repair the damage done by these actions. Super Fund sites certainly have created economic activity.

The impact on our citizen’s health is not a major concern. The indifference of the federal government toward the former employees of Rocky Flats is a prime example.

As long as our national policy is “live for today, don’t worry about tomorrow” we can expect more environmental disasters.

Not to worry, as these industries have our best interest at heart, and are more than able to regulate themselves.

]]> By: usersuz http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1702 usersuz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:10:18 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1702 Each one of them says, oh, we'll leave it (almost) as good as it was.... Everybody pees in the stream only once, so we can't figure out why it's polluted. It's the death of a thousand cuts. The most important thing is to keep this giant machine going, this extraction from the earth of every last drop of her resources. No politician, local, state or national, has had the guts to say that we are overpopulated, period. As soon as America reached Zero Population Growth years ago, the government opened our southern borders to siphon off extra players. Economists are so woefully deficient in their own supposed science, they can't figure out how to structure a system that doesn't require the young to support the elderly. Government is addicted to "growth" like Colorado is addicted to "growth," and whenever anybody questions that policy, it's like they've committed sacrilege. We need family planning, sex education and unlimited birth control, and we need to export those things generously, along with women's human rights. Or we all go down together, farmers, mining companies, Democrats, Republicans, environmentalists, animals, columnists. Each one of them says, oh, we’ll leave it (almost) as good as it was…. Everybody pees in the stream only once, so we can’t figure out why it’s polluted. It’s the death of a thousand cuts. The most important thing is to keep this giant machine going, this extraction from the earth of every last drop of her resources. No politician, local, state or national, has had the guts to say that we are overpopulated, period. As soon as America reached Zero Population Growth years ago, the government opened our southern borders to siphon off extra players. Economists are so woefully deficient in their own supposed science, they can’t figure out how to structure a system that doesn’t require the young to support the elderly. Government is addicted to “growth” like Colorado is addicted to “growth,” and whenever anybody questions that policy, it’s like they’ve committed sacrilege. We need family planning, sex education and unlimited birth control, and we need to export those things generously, along with women’s human rights. Or we all go down together, farmers, mining companies, Democrats, Republicans, environmentalists, animals, columnists.

]]> By: igmuska http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1703 igmuska Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:43:33 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1703 Uranium mining is all its forms is not healthy for people living near the mines nor is a very good investment, considering the PowerTech's secret financing structure. Everytime I see an article about PowerTech, I always respond with asking PowerTech to drink the "safe" lixiviant to prove that it is safe. As for "accidental" excursions of the lixiviant from the well fields, not enough is know about the hydrology of the basins. Also when an excursion happens, then it is already too late, nothing can be did to stop except to add more toxic chemicals in the hopes of neutralizing the lixiviant. So then the question becomes whether the laws are adequate or moral; personally I prefer moral over adequate any day. Uranium mining is all its forms is not healthy for people living near the mines nor is a very good investment, considering the PowerTech’s secret financing structure.
Everytime I see an article about PowerTech, I always respond with asking PowerTech to drink the “safe” lixiviant to prove that it is safe.
As for “accidental” excursions of the lixiviant from the well fields, not enough is know about the hydrology of the basins. Also when an excursion happens, then it is already too late, nothing can be did to stop except to add more toxic chemicals in the hopes of neutralizing the lixiviant.
So then the question becomes whether the laws are adequate or moral; personally I prefer moral over adequate any day.

]]> By: John http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1784 John Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:15:43 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2008/01/17/uranium-mining-whets-thirst-to-preserve-drinking-water/#comment-1784 Yes and what about industries in general.. most of them polute in some way. Let´s close them down and import instead. Especially all dirty energy industry like oil, nuclear and yes those horribly ugly windfarms should close too!! Yes and what about industries in general.. most of them polute in some way. Let´s close them down and import instead.

Especially all dirty energy industry like oil, nuclear and yes those horribly ugly windfarms should close too!!

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