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Biden strikes another blow against American energy independence.
Meanwhile, Russia has been the biggest beneficiary of Biden's energy policies.
And I, for one, am so tired of so-called “native” Americans claiming millions of acres are sacred to them. I was born here of parents born here, and I am a native American (the term was pushed by the feds to further divide us).
Meanwhile, Russia has been the biggest beneficiary of Biden's energy policies.
And I, for one, am so tired of so-called “native” Americans claiming millions of acres are sacred to them. I was born here of parents born here, and I am a native American (the term was pushed by the feds to further divide us).
The Biden administration announced the creation of a new national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon in the hopes of protecting it from mining and development. But that still won’t stop a controversial mine from producing uranium within the monument’s boundaries.
Biden’s designation of a new national monument is expected to protect nearly 1 million acres of land and stop new mining and development. But with mining rights already grandfathered in, the existing Pinyon Plain Mine is an exception.
The mine has been at the center of a decades-long fight over the future of domestic uranium production and nuclear energy in the US. Uranium has already contaminated land and water in the Southwest, making people sick. The Havasupai Tribe and environmental advocates have fought to stop the same thing from happening near the Grand Canyon.
“Although there is still more work to do, we will sleep easier tonight knowing that our water, sacred sites, and plant medicines are more protected, and that our ancestors’ tears are finally tears of happiness,” Thomas Siyuja Sr, chair for the Havasupai Tribe, said in a statement. (Me - What utter rubbish).
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Joe Biden’s new monument near the Grand Canyon stops some — but not all — uranium mining
A controversial uranium mine is an exception.
www.theverge.com