Victory! Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban!



The Grand Canyon...truly amazing! Ours to keep...for now.



Every year there are several big environmental projects I work on from halting spending on nuclear energy, stopping offshore drilling, developing renewable energy resources to endangered species. Some have to do with just the earth basically which was my big major project over the last 20 years...the oceans and coastal marine life. Also the forests and tree planting have become a second major earth focus all relating to global warming. It is rare that I ever advocate for the deserts or other lands except National Parks and those are usually right in my home state of California.

However the Grand Canyon is one such project that I did devote quite a bit of time in advocating for the halting of uranium mining. Uranium is soooo connected to nuclear energy and ultimately bomb building and radioactive fuel waste that can't be disposed of safely for thousands of years. Today the President made a wise decision and moved in a positive direction for the future of our earth and the generations that will live here after I and even he is gone, pass on. Well, Congratulations President Obama for halting the Grand Canyon Mining of Uranium for 20 years!!

The Grand Canyon is one of the top ten places on the planet that everyone should know about and if possible visit. It is breathtaking and should never be tampered with but preserved. It is one of my most vivid memories, the first time seeing the vast expanse of that gorgeous earthy toned land formation that is more than a canyon. Time rolls off the layers of sediment colors of yellow ochre, pinks and reds, cocoa browns that build up from a vast opening in the earth. Yes it opens up in front of your eyes with amazing colors that are hidden under the earth's surface, like a multi layered cake that has been cut open for us to feast our eyes upon, as far as our eyes can see. There is no other place on earth like it. Thank you Mr. President for appreciating the Grand Canyon. I believe your trip there must have left such an indelible impression on your mind that love went into its formation and that it is a gift for our country to care for and even nurture. God bless America!