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Home My WebLink About20080246.tiff Esther Gesick From: Bill Jerke Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 1:26 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Fw: [wmanuranium]Virginia Uranium drilling plans denied Original Message From: Robin Davis [mailto:robin@mustanghollow.com] Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 10:52 AM To: Amy Oliver; Stephanie Goes; Phillip Brewer; William Garcia; Bill Jerke; Trevor Jiricek; Dave Long; Rob Masden; Douglas Rademacher; paul wood Subject: Fwd: Fw: [wmanuranium] Virginia Uranium drilling plans denied At least we know that Virginia politicians will protect the health and welfare of their constituents. I sure hope our Weld County politicians will do the right thing as well. Robin Davis www.mustanghollow.com "NP PhD: Nonprofit Doctor" <lilias@non-profit-doctor.com> wrote: From: "NP PhD: Nonprofit Doctor" <lilias@non-profit-doctor.com> To: cUndisclosed-Recipient: ;> Subject: Fw: [wmanuranium] Virginia Uranium drilling plans denied Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 18:58:20 -0700 You might want to mass e-mail this to Weld and Larimer County Commissioners -- Original Message From: "Jamie Kneen" To: "WMAN uranium list" Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 8:10 AM Subject: [wmanuranium] Virginia Uranium drilling plans denied > http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite? pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354081117&path= >• Virginia Uranium drilling plans denied >• By Ray Reed > rreed@newsadvance.com > January 4, 2008 > CHATHAM - Pittsylvania County' s Planning Commission was almost as evenly > divided over uranium mining as one of its members said the public seems to > be, although a crowd of about 100 applauded solidly when the commission > voted 4-3 to recommend denial of a zoning request from Virginia Uranium > Inc. >• Virginia Uranium, a company that two weeks ago started drilling for core > samples in the richest-known uranium deposit in the eastern United States, > wanted the county to zone the drilling site for an office trailer and > storage containers to hold the samples. >• The vote's effect on the zoning process isn't final. The county's Board of > Zoning Appeals will consider Virginia Uranium's request next week, using > the commission's recommendation as a non-binding guideline. >• Speakers who oppose Virginia Uranium's plan to seek General Assembly 1 Cnn,adDeOtj-h/j /-/1/ ,20ZzV 2008-0246 > approval for a study of uranium mining said the vote would be a signal to > state officials. It would tell them whether citizens of the county really > care about uranium mining. >• Jesse Andrews, a Halifax County resident who said he lives downstream on > the Banister River from the uranium site, told the planning commission > that the crowd's size was evidence that people didn't want uranium mined. >• Commission member Charles Miller, who made the motion to recommend against > the zoning request, said the vote would be symbolic, although the state' s > Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy already has issued a permit and > has monitoring procedures in effect to look for radiation. >• "Shall we open this door, or shall we not?" Miller asked, while > acknowledging that he had friends on both sides of the issue. Miller said > he had received many phone calls from people who support mining the > uranium, and had talked with people on the street who want to leave the > uranium 1, 000 feet underground. >• Between the phone calls and personal conversations, Miller said he felt > the public was split 50-50 on mining. >• The deposit is estimated to be worth about $10 billion at current uranium > prices. >• Miller, a minister and assistant principal of a school, said he noted a > comment from Hurt resident Hunter Austin, who described Virginia Uranium > is a limited-liability company. The potential effects of bringing uranium > to the surface could have "limitless liability for citizens of this > county, " Austin said. >• Miller said that "if it turns out that one person's health is negatively > impacted, that is too many. " >• Three commission members voted in favor of the zoning request because the > drilling already is going on and they believed it would be safer to store > the core samples in containers than to handle them some other way. >• Virginia Uranium' s representatives at the meeting, geological engineer Joe > Aylor and attorney Neal Keesee of Roanoke, didn't say how the samples are > currently being managed. The state permit says the samples will be stored > on site, but Aylor said the permit doesn't actually require on-site > storage. >• Commission Chairman Morris Stowe said core samples are being drilled > anyway and the health of county residents probably is safer if the samples > are stored in the metal containers the company wants to use. >• Commission member William Sterner, who also voted in favor of the > company's zoning request, said multiple decisions from many government > bodies are yet to come on the mining issue. >• "This process is going to keep going, " Sterner said. "They are not easy > decisions. But I look at this as just a zoning process. " >• A storage building already on the property holds core samples that were > taken from the site 25 years ago after the uranium deposit was first > discovered. >• After the meeting, people who opposed the mining lined up to express their > appreciation to Miller. >• During that time, a telling conversation occurred between Aylor and > Andrews, both Southside Virginia residents. >• "I can't believe you're doing this, " Andrews said as he and Aylor shook > hands. 2 >• "I've been doing it for 30 years, " Aylor, the geologist, replied. > Jamie Kneen > Communications & Outreach Coordinator ofc. (613) 569-3439 > MiningWatch Canada cell: (613) 761-2273 > 250 City Centre Ave. , Suite 508 fax: (613) 569-5138 > Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6K7 e-mail: jamie@miningwatch.ca > Canada http://www.miningwatch.ca > Skype: jamiekneen 3 Esther Gesick From: Esther Gesick Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:54 PM To: 'rednam4@yahoo.com' Subject: FW: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado Attachments: LEUraniumEmail.doc .EUraniumEmail.doc (57 KB) Ms. Mander Please see the attached response. Esther E. Gesick Deputy Clerk to the Board 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970)356-4000 X4226 (970) 352-0242 (fax) Original Message From: William Garcia Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:27 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado From: shawn Mander [mailto:rednam4®yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:21 AM To: William Garcia Subject: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado I am very concerned about the potentially severe impact the uranium mine near Nunn, Colorado will have on our land, water, and health. I live in Evans, Colorado. (Approximately 20 miles from the proposed mine site) My family, friends and community will be directly affected by the pollutants the mining WILL cause in its wake. These toxic pollutants will leech into our water supply, the air my children breath, and the food we and our live stock eat. I am equally concerned with the impact this will have on the rest of the Front Range and neighboring states. Weld County can use open land more wisely for environmentally friendly sources of energy such as wind farms and/or solar power. These sources will not harm the environment, people, and livestock they are in and produce far more energy. The uranium ore that is proposed to be extracted, by Powertech, is documented to be of the lowest grade of uranium. Is this worth the lives and well being of thousands and/or millions of people in the surrounding areas that live off of this land? Our Government has procedures in place to prevent construction companies from polluting storm drains with silt and debris, which in turn, pollutes our rivers. If it is important to keep such minor pollutants out of our water ways, then why would we allow some of the deadliest toxin to be leeched into not only just the water ways but land and air? Examples of the many dangerous toxins that will be released in tailings, by the mining process, are as follows: Selenium, Radium (which causes head and bone cancers, and leukemia) , Arsenic, Chromium, Uranium, Polonium-210 and many others. These are known to be deadly, especially when accumulated in the body over time. To add to all the dangerous and deadly toxins from this process, an extremely large amount of fossil fuels will be burned 1 Malan: :s-Yw /-ly-;ALC9 further polluting our air. Another concern of ours is the aftermath of the mining process. What are we, as a community, supposed to do with the land once they have carved into the earth and left these toxins exposed? A couple of places come to mind, such as, Rocky Flats & Rocky Mountain Arsenal. These are just two of many in our beautiful state that have been destroyed by toxic pollutants. As my representative, I ask that you do everything in your power to stop this project. 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I especially liked the comments fron the Attorney Rick Lowerre, who represents Kleberg County,Texas in a law suit against Uranium Resources Inc. I also find the newest posting on Powertechesposed.com to be very interesting,it cntridicts yesterdays article in that paper from Mr. Blubaugh. Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. Get it now! <http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?TdIIFLT7e9CM0hyk4aCa7Oc_OVaJF870AlwiawAg2gn6Nkltc- CaHlcv6HFyk4aCa2JQkXTudTWWpEV7nvKeo76XCObuNghjpolheINfBPrP39EVvdEECzAQszAT7AQPtPpKvxYYmfSk 3 g9J4SOOC ssyyryRkW> (.6-rrutiun..1 Pr</.';`1t,7 I` 'i 1 — i)0 e�? The Tribune - News Page 1 of 9 EGreeley Tribune SUNNY 18° THE TRIBUNE Search Go Classifieds I Place an Ad Jar Local News National News Residents insistent they can stop uranium mine near Nunn Your News Sports UNC Sorts CSU Andrew Villegas, (Bio) Sports Opinion avillegasCa�ereeleytribune.com As x Photo by RIZA FALK/rfalk@greeley Business Features January 6, 2008 Ash Food the click to Enlarcie Entertainment r Comments I 'Print 1 Email cat surveys the farm, Robin Davis k Healthbeat Robin Davis can't help but feel trapped. eye on Devon Goes, 7, as he brushe, Obituaries the horse's stomach Friday at Davis Viewfinder She's in a fight for her life, she says, so she's west of Nunn. Powertech, a Canadi Subscribe ready to pull out all the stops in trying to get a company hoping to begin uranium r SPOTLIGHT proposed uranium mine stopped before it even northwestern Weld County, owns th Special Sections starts. adjacent to Davis' farm, as well as t In-Depth Reports rights to her land. Davis says that if Tribune Awards It's a fight that means constant lobbying of begins the mining, she will no long( INTERACTIVE public officials, going to every meeting she to give horsemanship lessons to kid: Photo Galleries can to educate the public and even possibleT board horses for fear of water contai Cenbter Br ogs Media legal action against a mine that hasn't pulled among other things. Center Electronic RIZA FALK/rfalk eele tribune Edition Special one ounce of uranium out of the ground. y P Browse Our Galleries Editions RSS The problem is that deep under Davis' Feeds lay many millions of pounds of uranium, and its price is going through the MARKETPLACE property NoCo Wheels NC But the fight isn't just about money, it's a fight about public safety and groundwater Yellow Pages contamination. Real Estate Classifieds Powertech, a Canadian company that wants the uranium and owns the mineral right: Advertiser Index 5,760-acre ranch near Nunn, says water in nearby wells will be safe, though the site Couroon Book situ leaching to pull the uranium from sandstone deposits underground. Top Jobs On The Lot The leaching method pumps chemically-treated water into the ground and brings it 1 SERVICES surface with uranium, which is then taken out of the water, concentrated and shippe. Weather& Alerts Road Work Map Davis isn't so sure her water will be safe. Dining Guide Movie Listings Photo by RIZA FALK/rfalk@greeleytribune.com water from a well for her horse-boarding J and for domestic use in her home. TV Listings Click to Enlarge Events Calendar As Powertech's Richard Blubaugh She can't sell her 80 acres, she says, bee( Public Notices listens, Dr. Lilias Jarding of Coloradoans wants to live near a uranium mine, and sl Archives Against Resource Destruction answers her savings tied up in her home. If the m Subscriber an audience member's question she won't board other people's horses, an Services Email Wednesday after both parties presented Headlines file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune - News Page 2 of 9 eNewsletter News Tip Write the their views on Powertech's proposed she's already lost business because of the Editor uranium mining project to the Fort Announcement Collins Rotary Club at Lincoln Center in "We have absolutely everything to lose," Forms Newspaper Fort Collins. says. "Our entire investment is in our hoi in Education RIZA FALK/rfalk@greeleytribune.com ribune.com nobody's buying." NEWSPAPERS @Sr Northern Browse Our Galleries Davis is part of a movement against the i Colorado Tribune Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction, and started a Web site nunnglow.com, t Windsor Now people know about the mine's potentially hazardous operation. NEXTnc Fort Collins Now The There are four uranium mines in Colorado, all in Montrose County in southwestern Fencepost Aspen One also was recently approved in Mesa County. Residents there fought some of thi Avon Carbondale but they were unsuccessful. Frisco Glenwood Springs Grand A similar mine was opened near Keota and Grover in Colorado in the early 1980s,ti Junction closed because the price of uranium dropped,making mining no longer economical] Leadville Rifle Snowmass But now that the price of uranium is up to about$90 per pound again from a low of Village Vail per pound in 2000, companies are looking to start mining the radioactive material al in nuclear power reactors around the United States. Uranium prices fueling new speculation At its current price, about $873 million worth of uranium sits at the proposed mine s northwestern Weld. Pete Webb, a spokesman for Powertech, said the company is going to apply for the mine at the site from Weld County in December 2008. The intricate regulatory and permitting process ensures that the mine will be safe fo: the public, he said. It is Powertech's first foray into uranium mining,but the opposition is fueling public the project, Webb said. "Because of demand, companies are looking for it," said Webb, adding that 30 new power plants in the United States fuel the demand. "But because it's uranium,peoph basically afraid of it." "It's not gonna happen, I've seen it stopped before," said Lilias Jones Jarding, an ant activist and Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction member. She worked again: South Dakota that was successfully stopped by opponents, and is running for the sta legislature in House District 49, partly because of her frustrations about the uranium issue. Jarding said so many people were against that mine that 12,000 people came to a ra] the mine, which would have been located near the Black Hills. Further, Jarding said, mines cannot guarantee that they can clean the groundwater tc file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune -News Page 3 of 9 mining levels after the mine is closed. There are 32 sites in Texas where officials fo water was not returned to pre-mining levels, she said. Uranium problems in Texas Rick Lowerre is an attorney representing Kleberg County, Texas, in a lawsuit again: miner Uranium Resources Inc. The mine, like all others in Texas, Lowerre said, can't clean the water it pumped into ground to extract the uranium 20 years ago. "No uranium mining company in Texas has ever restored groundwater in Texas to 1' promised," he said. "Mining companies knew all along(they couldn't clean the wale Everybody just lied to the public." Water that is pumped out of the ground contains lead and mercury in addition to ura which are then pumped back into the ground to be cleaned later, Lowerre said. Residents near proposed mines shouldn't let mining companies get away with saying going to restore the water, he added. In addition, many large corporations such as Exxon Mobil have abandoned uranium and smaller companies are taking their place, said Lowerre. He added that many sm companies don't have the capital to absorb price fluctuations in the uranium market go bankrupt, leaving state or federal authorities the task of cleaning up. Powertech will be required to have bonds ensuring that such a cleanup will be fund( abandons the mine, but Texas doesn't have a bond requirement, Lowerre said. "If the price goes down, they'll go belly up," he said. "And then you're left with it." Meanwhile, communities should take steps to ensure that powerful lobbying by urai mining companies doesn't overshadow safety concerns of the public, Lowerre said. Moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia Velma Smith, a manager with the Pew Campaign for Responsible Mining in Washit D.C., said after the bottom fell out of uranium prices in the early 1980s, a group she with helped get the Virginia Legislature to enact a moratorium on uranium mining is They also drove out a possible uranium mine. The law, which is still in effect today, says no uranium mining can occur in the state can be proven that it is safe. In many ways, Virginia resident concerns mirror those in northern Colorado. Before nearby residents there were worried about contamination of the aquifer because mar private wells for water. But a new uranium mine firm this week filed a request for a mine uranium in Virginia, which many say has the richest uranium deposits in the 1 States. file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune - News Page 4 of 9 Studies already under way Though Powertech is in the beginning of its process to get the mine started, Weld pl officials have already begun studying the site, and will probably make a determinati the mine in 2009. The Board of Weld County Commissioners will approve or deny the site sometime planning commission makes its determination, and then there's always the chance 01 Weld District Court and higher. "I don't know if there's a way to stop it from coming through the permit process," sa Honn, Weld director of planning. The planning department will examine if the use of the site as a mine is compatible neighboring properties around it, and will make its determination that way, Honn sa But Bruce Barker, Weld County attorney, said outside of appeals, property owners "private nuisance" lawsuit if they believe their property is being negatively affected mine. Filers of these lawsuits have to provide proof of damage to their property or well-be that the defendant should have known that damage was likely to occur. If property will bring these sorts of lawsuits remains to be seen,but Davis, the horse said she hasn't ruled out taking legal action against Powertech, who has "cut off dire communication" with her. "We always have that option," Davis said. "But we hope our public representatives protect our public health." BREAKOUT Next meeting on proposed uranium mine near Nunn Representatives from Powertech Uranium Corp. and Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction will attend a public hearing about the proposed uranium mine near Nun Jan. 14 at the Harmony Library, at the corner of Shields Street and Harmony Road i Collins. • Latest Comments • Post Your Comment • Discussion LATEST COMMENTS Click to see all comments file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune - News Page 5 of 9 Subject: Message: I Post Comment I By posting you agree to the terms and conditions Click to see all comments (21) Comments Where have all the previous posts gone? by stan1123 on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:07:48 PDT report tl Consider some facts 1)John taught at Weld Central High School in the 90s. Slept with a high-school stu( married her after she graduated. (Note, she then got smart and divorced him.) 2) Then John taught at Aims Community College. Slept with a student while she wa of his classes and then married her. 3) Now stands accused of in appropriate sexual contact with a former student. Anyo see a pattern here? by null on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:28:56 PDT report tl South Platte bridge I find it very difficult to believe that it less expensive to repair this way than to just I the whole thing. Unless the workers are being paid far less than minimum wage. An want to bet on the longivity of this repair? I'd bet the new layer of cement becomes i and pulverized within 5 years. Igor by Igor on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:13:42 PDT report tl by 2crazy on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:52:14 PDT report tl Facts about illegal alien costs! 14 GOOD REASONS TO DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS (websites provided for verification) file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune -News Page 6 of 9 Hope these 14 reasons are read by the majority of Americans. Then they will have s to yell at their U.S. Congress members. http://www.dfwstangs.net/forums/showthread.phOt=338051 $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77_(http://tinyurl.com/zob77) $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food ***istance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. _http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html_ (http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html) $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. _http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html_ (http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html) $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school educ ation for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! _http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html_ (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRI...4/01/1dt.0.html) $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html_ (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRI.../01/1dt.01.html) $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. _http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/1dt.01.html (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRI.../01/1dt.01.html) 30% of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. _http://transcripts.cnncom/TRANSCRIPTS/06_ (http://transcripts.cnncom/'TRANSCRIPTS/06) 04/01/ldt.01.html $90 Bill ion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare& social services by the American taxpayers. _http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/29/1dt.01.html_ (http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/29/1dt.01.html) $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. _http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/1dt.01.html_ (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRI.../01/1dt.01.html) The illegal aliens in the United States ha ve a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the United States file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune -News Page 7 of 9 _http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/1dt.01.html_ (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRI.../12/1dt.01.html) During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroine and marijuana, crossed into the U. S. from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report:_http://tinyurl.com/t9sht_(http://tinyurl.com/t9sht) The National Policy Institute "estimated that the total cost of m*** deportation would be between$206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period." _http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf_ (http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute....deportation.pdf) In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. _http://www.rense.com/genera175/niht.htm_ (http://www.rense.com/genera175/niht.htm) So if deporting them costs between $206 and $230 BILLION DOLLARS, Start removing foreign nationals to their country of origin.' We'll be ahead after the 1st yc Please p*** this on. Americans need to wake up! Want to find out some cruel facts before you make a rash judgement? Go here to unsuppressed news, facts and statistics! Bye Now by Brittanicus on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:23:24 PDT report tl Petition! Stop illegal alien Drivers licenses! Came across this petition of worried New york citizens, to petition their so-called A governor from dishing out drivers licenses to any foreign national with a p***port o foreign countries ID card. To me this is very dangerous state law, that has hundreds serious implications. Not to mention the fact that many of the fanatical jahadists wh slammed p***enger jets into the New york twin towers had authentic drivers lcens( a magnitude of incompetence and this 1st cl*** moron should be recalled. If you are interested in addressing this issue yourself, family and fellow workers I h locatted a Petition to sign. From its contents it does not look as though it is aimed at york residence, so anybody can make their anger known? ***Petition*** MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! HELP KEEP NEW YORK SAFE! http://www.nygop.org/?page_id=361 Governor Spitzer recently issued a unilateral order to grant drivers licenses to illega file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune - News Page 8 of 9 Given the critical importance of the issues surrounding homeland security and immi this is a rash mistake. New Yorkers know too well the importance of maintaining the integrity and securit' identification documents. The September 11th hijackers were able to board planes b they all had drivers licenses or state issued identification. New York closed this sect but now Governor Spitzer wants to move us backward. In the post 9/11 world, we simply cannot take chances with important identification security documents. In addition to being dangerous Governor Spitzer’s change in policy has beei being costly, a threat to the integrity of voter registration and possibly illegal. Govet Spitzer changed the policy without consulting elected representatives or holding put hearings. If you, too, are strongly opposed to this dangerous change in policy,join me in urgii Governor Spitzer to reconsider and rescind this action by signing the online petition by Brittanicus on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:25:02 PDT report tl is the comments section working? If your union members aren't loyal enough to pay their dues themselves, then you m be satisfying the members. That is the issue. Union leaders know that the members won't pay. by pharaoh7 on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:11:53 PDT report tl by strungout on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:33:04 PDT report tl give until it hurts by choice, of course. by pharaoh7 on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:55:05 PDT report tl Thanks for your service, amigo! While I appreciate the DDA's efforts, I'd like to see the next person in charge make commitment to the downtown of at least 5 years. projects are so complicated and there is such a learning curve that we do a disservice constantly turning over. it's like changing managers every two years, you never get a chance to identify your Hurdle. PetRox!!! pb by pharaoh7 on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:34:35 PDT report tl file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 The Tribune - News Page 9 of 9 more c 7 January 6, 2008 - Four named to state ag hall of fame January 6, 2008 - Ready for the show January 5, 2008 - Farm Bureau sets young farmer meeting January 4, 2008 - Farm Bureau sets young farmer meeting December 23, 2007 - A water wish list for Christmas December 20, 2007 - Conservation District board to hold special meeting Friday December 19, 2007 - West Greeley to meet at Eaton CC Friday December 16, 2007 - Friends of the Stock Show December 16, 2007 - Greeley producers December 16, 2007 - Ag notebook December 16, 2007 - Saddle Club hands out awards December 15, 2007 - Agriculture water the focus of new study December 9, 2007 - A major issue for farmers December 7, 2007 - Water assessment to increase by 400 percent for conservancy subdi December 5, 2007 - Central water user's meeting Thursday December 3, 2007 - Central fall water meeting Thursday December 3, 2007 - UAP sold for$2.65 billion to Canadian company November 30, 2007 - New farm bill will take a'miracle' November 27, 2007 - Crops clinic planned for Greeley November 25, 2007 - Ag notebook 11/25 If you live here, you get it! 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Box 1690 - Greeley, CO 80632 file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\d... 1/9/2008 Clement's assertion contradicted by research paper Page 1 of 2 powertechexposed.corn home Powertech CEO Clement's assertion in Denver newspaper editorial contradictE Aquifer at in-situ test site near Grover, Colorado left with higher levels of radioactivity and heavj Posted January 5, 2008 In a December 28, 2007 guest editorial published in the Rocky Mountain News, Powertech CEO Richard Clement Powertech's proposal to mine uranium near Fort Collins, Colorado, and accuses them of making misleading and u ❑ "those who object to the granting of permits have an ... ethical obligation to base th information" and challenges the authors "to present openly any and all scientific inf. conclusions". Near the end of the piece, Clement makes his own factual assertions: In fact, two in-situ uranium operations were successfully conducted and closed ii Keota and Grover) in the 1970s, to the total satisfaction of the state of Colorado, impact on the public or environment. In contrast to his earlier admonition to opponents to present supporting data, he cit The Grover in-situ uranium leaching project was operated by the Wyoming Mineral the Weld County town of Grover, and about 25 miles northeast of Greeley. Becau: deposit, the project was designed to test the economics of various leach solutions mining was conducted. After completion of aquifer restoration activity, the well fields were sealed. A few weeks later, well water samples Department of Health. Three months later, additional samples were taken by the two entities as well as Colorado In a 1981 research study of the Grover project by CSU graduate student Kenneth S. Wade, the author concludes Restoration after in situ mining can restore groundwater to baseline total dissolved solids (TDS)but leaves I nitrate, and selenium elevated above premining levels. Of special concern are the high gross alpha and be standards for toxic levels. ...Further research should be undertaken to identify the sources of alpha and beta radiation in restored grou Earlier in the paper, the author discusses the observation that radioactivity and uranium levels actually increased 2- The variations in the radiochemical parameters(Table 8)through time often appears erratic, but wells G-5, and beta activity, as well as uranium concentration, during the three months. This indicates the leach field t 18th, 1979. These parameters are significantly higher than the baseline values and the trend indicates they radionuclides mobilized by the leach solutions may have been adsorbed by clays or complexed by organic i depressed by the clean water recycling and TDS reduction restoration methods. With the termination of res radioactive products until equilibrium is established. It is also possible that the hydrogen peroxide in the lea state in which uranium and other radionuclides are soluble. The Wade paper contradicts Mr. Clement's assertion of no negative impact to the environment from the Grover in- regulators were"totally satisfied"with the closure of the project, it appears that residents of the area were left with heavy metals. If Mr. Clements has credible evidence to the contrary, I invite him to send it to me for publication on JW Uranium in situ solution mining and groundwater quality at the Grover test site, Weld County, Colorado- Kenneth t file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\C... 1/9/2008 Clement's assertion contradicted by research paper Page 2 of 2 State University- 1981 Judge us on the facts - Richard F. Clement Rocky Mountain News- December 28, 2007 file://C:\Documents and Settings\egesick\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK31\C... 1/9/2008 Esther Gesick From: Esther Gesick Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:19 PM To: 'evilla@ftcollin.gannett.com' Subject: FW: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado Attachments: LEUraniumEmail.doc .EUraniumEmail.doc (57 KB) Please see the attached response. Esther E. Gesick Deputy Clerk to the Board 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970)356-4000 X4226 (970)352-0242 (fax) Original Message From: William Garcia Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:13 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado From: Villa, Echo [mailto:evilla@ftcollin.gannett.com] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:40 AM To: Dave Long; Douglas Rademacher; Rob Masden; Bill Jerke; William Garcia; Bruce Barker; Trevor Jiricek; Monica Mika; governor.ritter@state.co.us; shawn.mitchell.senate@state.co.us; scott.renfroe.senate@state.co.us; steve.johnson.senate@state.co.us; bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us; randy.fischer.house@state.co.us; john.kefalas.house@state.co.us; kevin@kevinlundberg.com; don.marostica.house@state.co.us; jim.reisberg.house@state.co.us; glen.vaad.house@state.co.us; joe.rice.house@state.co.us; comments.wgcd@state.co.us Subject: Stop Uranium Mining in Northern Colorado I am very concerned about the potentially severe impacts the proposed uranium mine near Nunn, Colorado will have on our land, water, and health. As my representative, I ask that you do everything in your power to stop this project Echo Villa 230 13th St Windsor, Co 80550 echovilla@windsorbeacon.com (1�7rvruWi 1 1-1 v-abo P 1 PL/Pg Hello