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Uranium mining lobby’s political influence in Virginia

Waiting for the NAS study? Right | GoDanRiver.com, Bill Winn, 18 Jan 2011, Just a spot check of political contributions to Del.Ward Armstrong’s “A Strong Majority” PAC reveals two donations from Virginia Uranium totaling $2,500. This suggests how widespread favors from uranium mining supporters are being distributed throughout the General Assembly. These supporters aren’t waiting for the results of the National Academy of Sciences study.

By that time they will have gained confidence of success, regardless of the study’s results.I believe one reasonVirginia Uranium has been eager to have the study is that it will trigger a vote to remove the current moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia.

That’s the rub.

We have been notified that the study will not have actual recommendations, and we can be fairly certain that the report will be ambiguous and suggest trade-offs.

Here we can see why claims of legislators that they are awaiting the study results is a failure of leadership.

This is just safe political cover. The vote in the General Assembly to end the moratorium could be a done deal by the time of the report.

Waiting for the NAS study? Right | GoDanRiver.com

January 18, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, Uranium, USA