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Environment News tagged with Grand Canyon

Stop New Mining Near the Grand Canyon ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, habitat, destruction, nature, protection )

Cher
- 17 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The U.S. Secretary of the Interior recently ordered a temporary ban on uranium mining in a one million-acre area surrounding the Grand Canyon. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of the Interior is simultaneously assessing the impact of mining.
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Permanently Protect The Grand Canyon From Irresponsible Mining ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, Grand Canyon, destruction, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 27 days ago - change.org
Recently, we asked you to urge Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to withdraw nearly a million acres around the Grand Canyon from mining for 20 years. Thanks to the thousands of you that responded
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Protect the Greater Grand Canyon From Toxic Uranium Mining ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, destruction, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 51 days ago - change.org
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is proposing to ban new mining claims on nearly one million acres of federal land surrounding the Grand Canyon to protect the Grand Canyon watershed from the many adverse impacts of mining. This is great news, but the
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Grand Canyon Threatened By Uranium Mining - AUDIO FILES!
Environment  (tags: US, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, uranium mining, Canada, Supai, AZ, Sierra Club, Havasupai Tribe, federal goverment, mining )

ON VACATI
- 122 days ago - earthcycles.net
Protest against the federal govt, a gathering/protest is being held this weekend-south of Grand Canyon at the Sacred Red Butte Supai, AZ-hosted by the Havasupai Tribe in alliance with Sierra Club.
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Salazar Calls Time-Out on Grand Canyon Mining Claims
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, timeout, habitat, protection, nature, destruction )

Cher
- 126 days ago - planetsave.com
"I am calling a two-year 'Time-Out' from all new mining claims in the Arizona Strip near the Grand Canyon," said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, "because we have a responsibility to ensure we are developing our nation's resources in a way that protects
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Help Protect the Grand Canyon From New Uranium Mining ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, protection, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 139 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
Global energy markets have caused a sharp increase in uranium-mining claims and exploration on public lands near Grand Canyon National Park. New uranium development threatens to degrade wildlife habitat, industrialize otherwise wild and iconic landscapes
19 comments
Stop Uranium Mining In the Grand Canyon ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, habitat, destruction, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 147 days ago - change.org
Before leaving office, the previous Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, ignored a mandate from Congress to withdraw mining claims to 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon. Uranium mining around the Grand Canyon and Colorado River could
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Urge Secretary Salazar to Protect the Grand Canyon and Colorado River ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, protection, nature, habitat, destruction )

Cher
- 192 days ago - change.org
Since 2003, the number of mining claims within five miles of Grand Canyon National Park has increased from 10 to more then 1,100.
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Urge Sec. Salazar To Stop Plans To Mine Near The Grand Canyon ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mining, Grand Canyon, destruction, nature, protection, habitat, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 199 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
What's shocking is that Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar is allowing the Bureau of Land Management to move forward with Bush-era plans to mine just outside the canyon.
26 comments
Protect The Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: uranium mining, Grand Canyon, protection, environment, destruction, habitatdestruction, pollution )

Cher
- 236 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Before leaving office, the previous Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne ignored a mandate from Congress to withdraw mining claims to 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon. Uranium mining around the Grand Canyon and Colorado River could devastate
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The President Wants to Mine the Grand Canyon. PETITION Please. TY.
Environment  (tags: government, Bureau of Land Management, destruction, mining uranium, Grand Canyon )

Jocelyn
- 400 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
Stop the administration This summer, the House Natural Resources Committee passed an emergency resolution in an effort to stop Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne from allowing companies to mine uranium on more than 1 million acres around the Gran
39 comments
Safety, Convenience Vs. the Environment at the Grand Canyon
Environment  (tags: Grand Canyon, tree cutting, safety, tourism, parking )

RC
- 646 days ago - examiner.com
Federal officials are pondering ways to make tourism safer and easier at the Grand Canyon. Cutting more trees is one option, but is it necessary?
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