Why not just dump a few zillion bags of cement into Lake Huron and create the worlds biggest parking lot? Fill the Grand Canyon with water and make a pool? China is busy turning itself into a toxic swamp. There s nothing there worth emulating. Zero.

No need to go further…

“Our protective style of development will divert water to the area, achieve reforestation and make things better than before.”

They believe they are doing a good thing for a very polluted city. ““Lanzhou’s environment is already really poor, it’s all desolate mountains which are extremely short of water”.

If we relax the EPA and our pollution regulations we will resemble the ugly pictures of Lanzhou!

mikeO, the lack of regulation that you so admire so much is exactly what leads to places like Haiti, where all of the trees have been cut down for firewood, where raw sewage collects in the street and is dumped into streams, and where the topsoil has so eroded (because all the trees are gone) that Haitians can barely grow anything in large parts of that country.

Based on many other ideas you have proposed here, it’s not at all surprising that you would applaud such nonregulation. But it’s pretty darn funny that you’d term it “middle ground” or based on “reality.”

You always bring the “extreme” circumstances, I was simply suggesting a “middle ground” of “reality”.

I know you and your followers think you are the “be all and end all”, but “really” don’t you think that your followers would be better served with some semblance of reality?

Often, the pendulum swings too far to one side.”
–Comment by mikeO

I agree with mikeO. So long as San Marino & Lichtenstein are allowed to spew unchecked CO2, we should be too! And the more countries spewing it, the better!

By the way, the U.S. should relax its overly burdensome wastewater treatment regulations. Haiti, which puts its sewage into open ditches, has a huge advantage over us in that regard. And they never have to rake, either, because they’ve got no trees left!

mikeO, you should check out Haiti. It’s an antiregulation paradise!

/sarcasm font off.

Often, the pendulum swings too far to one side.

I’m of the opinion that the mining and milling operation could probably be done in a fashion to mitigate almost every concern if the mine and mill site are designed properly to contain contamination and prevent it from spreading beyond the site. But I also know that there could still be a situation of unexpected magnitude that really cannot be appropriately planned and designed for that could nullify any efforts at safely containing contamination, which could wreak havoc on the surrounding properties and environment if something happened.

What it comes down to is can regulations, enforcement, and monitoring of the potential mine and mill be stringent enough to keep everything in check such that outside people and property are protected as much as reasonably possible, while not creating an impenetrable barrier to mine/mill operations…and can the company be diligent enough with their operation to always be proactive toward safety and the surrounding community?

If they can accomplish those steps, then I say they should explore moving forward. If that’s not possible, then keep the moratorium and quash the possibility until such time that appropriate assurances and standards can be employed.

On the other side, Del. John Watkins, Powhatan County, is going to propose lifting the moratorium. I have to ask why? Powhatan County does not have any “skin in the game” on this issue. Does Watkins have any personal financial interests in uranium mining in Virginia?

Doesn’t it make sense to follow the lead of the Delegate whose area he represents take the lead on this issue?