Congress halts mining near Grand Canyon (Repubs walk out in protest)

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - One million acres of public land around the Grand Canyon would be off limits to any new mining for three years under an emergency resolution adopted by a House committee.


The House Natural Resources Committee voted 20-2 Wednesday to compel the Interior Department to withdraw the property from any new mining claims. Supporters of the measure said a rush of claims to mine the area for uranium to feed nuclear power plants threatened the natural landscape that lures five million visitors to the park each year. The mining could also taint the Colorado River, a drinking water source for millions.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_go_co/mining_grand_canyon;_ylt=Amyjp4KMJHX14FBZc97py6w8KbIF

[zanne]

1. Republicans won't be happy until we're all living in our own waste. nt

[skooooo]

4. You mean like McCain and his Depends?

:rofl:

Ok, that was kind of mean, I guess.

[zanne]

8. You call that mean?

How about this?

[skooooo]

21. lol..

pretty good!

[dipsydoodle]

2. Good

:thumbsup:

[skooooo]

3. And stay out!!!

MOFOS!

[bdamomma]

5. that seems to be their answer to everything

they just walk away from everything. whimpy babies. sorry you cannot get your way.

[blayne]

14. They had better get used to it.

They are going to be doing alot of walking over the next 8 years.

[marmar]

6. "F**k the environment and the public good," the Repugs said as they stomped out like toddlers.....

:cry: :nopity:

[Greybnk48]

7. They're going to be VOTED out in protest real soon

and good riddance.

[JaneQPublic]

9. Aren't the Repukes walking out in protest about three times per week anymore?

Jeez, what a bunch of crybabies -- have to stomp off and pout everytime they don't get their way.

I guess that' one way to get the afternoon off on the taxpayer's dime.

[RushIsRot]

10. Quick, change the locks on all the doors so they can't get back in!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. Pouty babies.

They're just not happy unless they're destroying something.

[daggahead]

16. No ...

They're not happy unless every inch of our public lands can be exploited for their financial benefit.

[ashling]

12. oops!

:hi:

[krispos42]

13. We accomplish so much more whenever they walk out

Hopefully they'll be walked out permenately this November

[defendandprotect]

15. Capitalism = exploitation

Let's junk this system if we ever get another chance!

[daggahead]

17. Yeah. It's Like This.

[Indenturedebtor]

20. Capitalism is good for some things

Other things like community resources, housing, food, etc should be held by the people in commons.

Media and unneccesary items should be ruled with market pressures.

[defendandprotect]

22. Corporations should revert to what was intended . . .

that they be raised for a specific job/project and when completed they should be folded.

Meanwhile, founders always feared the power of capital/capitalism --

Currently, the corporations have so much money and power --- having bought so much of our

government/legislators/courts --- that our people's government doesn't have the power to

fold them.

[Indenturedebtor]

25. Yes corporations need to be dissolved

What's wrong with an LLC? The only real difference is that corporations have ZERO accountability to the public.

Founders feared the power of concentrated capitalism. Concentrated wealth and power are the antithesis of capitalism.

[no_hypocrisy]

18. Why didn't the republicans have the cajones to just vote it down?

Walking out shows no courage, no integrity, no moral fortitude.

[Demeter]

26. I Guess We Have a Working Majority!

At least part-time....

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. 3 whole years?

:eyes:

[knitter4democracy]

23. What public lands? Isn't that Dine territory?

I could've sworn that was all the Rez other than the canyon itself. More uranium mining on the Rez? Like anyone needs that crap.

[bluesmail]

24. In Lock-Step, all together, we hope nobody notices

We Are The Future. Can't wait til we can do it again, day after day...