Green Options » mining uranium http://greenoptions.com/tag/mining-uranium Posts tagged 'mining uranium' Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Does Sen. John McCain Approve of Proposed Uranium Mines Near the Grand Canyon? http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/06/21/how-does-sen-john-mccain-stand-on-proposed-uranium-mines-near-the-grand-canyon/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/06/21/how-does-sen-john-mccain-stand-on-proposed-uranium-mines-near-the-grand-canyon/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:13:44 +0000 Max Lindberg http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/06/21/how-does-sen-john-mccain-stand-on-proposed-uranium-mines-near-the-grand-canyon/

An Open Letter to Senator John McCain, Presumptive Republican Presidential Candidate

This hit me the other day; how does the Republican Presidential Candidate-in-Waiting view the possible mining of uranium just 3 miles from the Grand Canyon?

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) knows the canyon well, he’s reportedly hiked it a number of times, knows where the only uranium mine that operated there is located, yet has said nothing about the 1000 or more permits being sought to explore for uranium near the park.  I’ve searched his Senate website, news reports on the issue and his name is nowhere to be seen.  Why is that?

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