Lift the Moratorium On Mining Uranium

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In 1982, the Virginia legislature enacted a moratorium on uranium mining in the commonwealth. It is time for the legislature to revisit this issue and overturn the moratorium to allow uranium exploration and mining.

Today, more than 50 percent of U.S. electricity is produced by coal-burning power plants, and in 2008 the nation's coal-fired plants generated more than 2.1 billion metric tons (approximately 4.7 trillion pounds) of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Lift the Moratorium On Mining Uranium

Some have argued that the increased carbon dioxide emissions pumped into the atmosphere are responsible for global warming, and this has led to calls to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. For purposes of this discussion, it matters n...

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