Comments on: Don’t force mine on Pittsylvania

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:10:57 +0000

There is a moratorium on uranium mining so you can’t open one. How is lifting that ban going to force something on someone? If the state passed a law that a mine had to go there, that would be forcing it on them.

A “straw man argument” is when you give someone a position to hold that they never held and then attack them for holding it. Just so you know.

By: urman

urman — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:09:01 +0000

“Freedom to open a mine” sounds harmless and American enough. Problem here is this approach falls into the “straw man” argument technique. Pertinent, verifiable information is missing. Go deeper: Do a thorough review of the competing claims, including the current and remote history of such situations, and decide which is more valuable: short term economic gain for a few–verify it for yourself–or the well-documented potential for permanent widespread environmental ruin.

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:47 +0000

It sounds to me like they are debating whether to give a company the freedom to open a mine, not forcing a mine on someone.

By: Chuck Anziulewicz

Chuck Anziulewicz — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:32:00 +0000

I don’t understand. I thought mining was next to Godliness. I thought ruining the environment and the climate in the name of “prosperity” was one of the central tenets of American Exceptionalism! So why are people worried about a little radioactivity?