Petition against the Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill

3:13 pm PDT, Aug 13, Mike Tucker, Colorado
This Uranium Mill will harm Montrose County property values and potentially harm the health of its residents. Uranium Mills have never been proven to increase the values of county property nor have they ever contributed to the health of local residents. On the contrary, there is a mountain of evidence that these corporations will leave a lasting toxic legacy for the surrounding counties to deal with for decades.

11 acres West of Montrose.

6:06 am PDT, Aug 12, Jennifer Mann, Colorado
I am strongly opposed to this uranium mill. I am greatly concerned about the transportation of these materials right over our house or on the highway that runs right in front of our house. And I can't imagine the fear of those who live right in the Valley. These fears are completely justified for I don't trust energy companies with $$ signs in their eyes to protect us and our children.

6:45 pm PDT, Aug 9, Amy Tendick, Utah

10:02 am PDT, Aug 8, Mike Boniface, Texas
I have vacationed in the Montrose area and I think it would unthinkable to ruin this beautiful valley with a Uranium Mill.

8:08 pm PDT, Aug 5, Name not displayed, Utah
Please, please don't destroy Paradox Valley! Look at what we are dealing with across the mountain in Moab. I love Paradox, and see the people living there working toward a sustainable future based on agriculture. I believe it is time to move forward, solar and wind would be much more beneficial for everyone.

8:02 pm PDT, Aug 5, Lucy Pedersen, Utah
we must learn from the past and not continue to damage our home. there are such better ways to glow.

5:28 pm PDT, Aug 5, Mark Schofield, Colorado
The Montrose County Commissioners would be wise to pursue more sustainable economic development opportunities in the west end that don't compromise our air, water or human health.

4:19 pm PDT, Aug 5, Damian Bollermann, Utah
Greeting from accross the LaSals. Uranium mill in Paradox? Count me out as a visitor to your area in the future if this goes through.

3:37 pm PDT, Aug 5, Adele Alsop, Utah
Dear Members of the Montrose County Council, My Representative in the US Congress, Jim Matheson (Dem Utah) just opposed the depositing/ storage in Utah of Nuclear waste: from Italy! Other than that, he votes republican on almost every issue. Who knows where the waste will end up: in the Ocean? Opening a new Uranium mine is hazardous at best, with long term toxicity to local residents, water, and wildlife; also, the degrading of property values and local Paradox economy is a reality. Paradox is a scenic gem in Southwest Colorado where few of these remain anymore. To operate this mine irresponsibly without honest regard for water quality, or the real presence of unsound geologic structures, and environmental carelessness is the norm in the West, or there wouln't be a huge Uranium tailings pile on the Colorado River in Moab poisoning the driking water for Millions of people downstream, and costing billions to relocate. The long term dangers of waste and by-product is a global security problem and an ecological and human health disaster to the Oceans or anywhere else waste is dumped, because there really is no right place to put it. Big picture aside, I urge you vote against permitting any unsound, risky, hasty, hazardous, possibly illegal and/or improperly researched on the ground processes for this Uranium mine or any others in the Four Corners area. Paradox is the same geologic formation on the other side of the La Sal Mountains from Castle Valley, Utah, where I live. Geologically, it's the same valley. Our Counties need to start investing in solar energy. This is not just a pipe dream. It's the transition we need. There are people who know what the process would be to get this going on a local level, like Kent Alcorn Solar Energy in Moab. Call him up! We all need your vision for the future. Sincerely Adele Alsop

7:37 am PDT, Aug 5, Jillian Kneeland, Colorado
I have great sympathy for the folks in Paradox and the fact that this mill could give some of them a great lifestyle, but we do need to consider the "downstream effect". I live downwind from the mill, and one only need to observe the dust that comes from Utah to know that this dust will settle here also. Other factors to consider include groundwater contamination and trucking the material through my town. No thank you! It is time to realize that the answer to our energy crisis lies not below our feet, but in the sky above. Go Solar!!

4:27 pm PDT, Aug 3, Alasdair Shutt, United Kingdom

2:53 pm PDT, Aug 3, Name not displayed, Colorado
Why don't you just put some windmills out there instead and sell clean energy to the residents and property owners of Paradox Valley instead of milling uranium for any purpose. How would you like to have a uranium mill in your back yard? I know I wouldn't. We are all in this together. Let's think about the big picture- how everything is connected and affected, now and for generations to come. The time has come to engage in Conscious Capitalism. What kind of world will we create for the future? What does it look like? Let's stop behaving like cave men.

1:06 pm PDT, Aug 3, Leah Andrascik, Pennsylvania

5:35 pm PDT, Aug 2, Deborah Dix, Virginia
Yes, stop uranium mining in America by Canada! I live in Virginia and Canada wants to mine and mill uranium in our area! All it amounts to is greed on the Corporation! Stop Uranium mining now! Demand Obama to stop this crazy idea Nuclear Power is CO2 free!

2:04 pm PDT, Jul 28, Name not displayed, Colorado

4:26 am PDT, Jul 27, Sylwia Podgórska, Poland

3:36 am PDT, Jul 21, Aylin Nassiri, Germany

3:24 pm PDT, Jul 20, Kelsey Holstrom, Colorado

6:59 pm PDT, Jul 19, Peggy Sue Richards, Colorado
I think this is a boondoggle - we do not need nuclear fuel since we have no way to dispose of the manufacturing waste. Call it what you like, this is not a sustainable industry, not an industry that is healthy for the earth. Why does the ordinary citizen have to police this type of unsustainable industry. We have made energy mistakes in the past - haven't we learned what is necessary to provide safe and sustainable energy for the future? It is not ANY part of nuclear energy.

10:52 am PDT, Jul 16, Miriel Collins, Colorado

8:45 am PDT, Jul 15, Theresa Longwell, Colorado
I agree with those who said lets get solar and wind operations going to improve economics. That would be a more beneficial plan than possible radio active pollutions.

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8:04 pm PDT, Jul 14, Name not displayed, Colorado
We live east of Paradox Valley and know that the mining and its polution will negatively affect our family health and quality of life. We all know the effects of uranium mining...its 2009, come on already! If its a matter of jobs or need for energy, lets get wind and solar up and running!

7:29 pm PDT, Jul 14, James Palmer, Colorado

7:25 pm PDT, Jul 14, Melanie Kent, Colorado
I strongly oppose the proposal of the Pinion Ridge Uranium Mill site in Paradox valley. I am very concerned about the nearby fault line and possible disastrous effects.

1:42 pm PDT, Jul 14, Christie Wright, Virginia
i am moving to old la sal when i retire do not want this there.!!!!!!

i own eight acres.

11:26 am PDT, Jul 14, Noalani Terry, Colorado
Building an uranium mill in a fault zone is totally irresponsible. Energy Fuels has been inconsistent in its presentations, and I certainly do not trust them to make public safety and health its top priority, which it should be. There is also the question whether they have the ability to financially manage the proposed business.

6:23 pm PDT, Jul 13, Regina Sowell, Colorado
I attended the two hearings the planning commission held in Montrose and am amazed they feel they have to stamp approval for a special use permit in an ag zoned area. If it's a gray area, then you, too, can deny the permit. The health and safety of the residents & the environment come first. Transportation of the materials is going to open a huge can of worms and one we will likely not see the end of. Consider what is happening in Mesa County with the possible storage of tons of mercury without commissioners approval. If you open the door, there is no shutting it. Please deny the permit.

10:29 am PDT, Jul 13, Karen Sjoberg, Colorado

1:03 pm PDT, Jul 11, Barbara Sable, Colorado

9:16 am PDT, Jul 11, Don Curley, Utah
My wife and I live in La Sal where a number of uranium mines are being reactivated to feed the existing mill near Blanding. There are also plans afoot to start up a number of new uranium mines in Lisbon Valley just over the ridge from us. While we are not activist environmentalists, we are nevertheless concerned with these developments in terms of the potentially negative effects to the public health, quality of life, and damage to the environment. The fact that Energy Fuels wants to construct a mill in Paradox Valley likely indicates that they see a boom in uranium mining (some of it their own), such that there will be enough uranium ore to keep both the Blanding and Paradox mills in business (which does not bode well for the surrounding areas where more and more uranium mining will obviously be undertaken). Moreover, Montrose County will likely back the idea as it will represent a revenue source for the county. And from what I have personally seen occur here in our area (just over "the hill" to the west of Paradox Valley), the State and Federal agencies involved in the permitting process will also be happy to approve such an operation. It is too bad, but other than perhaps slowing things down, it will likely end up coming to pass. We can only hope that the proposed mill can be located in a "better", less sensitive place, rather than ruining Paradox Valley.