I’m really concerned by possible uranium mining in our precious Grand Canyon. It was threatened before. Then a coalition of conservationists, Native American tribes, and activists banded together to get the Grand Canyon protected via a moratorium on mining there. However, as power shifts and special interests put on pressure (uranium mining is very lucrative), that could change. This is, after all, an election year.
There’s a movement to protect the Canyon forever by having it declared a Heritage National Monument. If you’d like to learn more and/or sign a petition to President Obama, go to Support the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument. (If the link doesn’t work, go to http://grandcanyontrust.nonprofitsoapbox.com/grandcanyonnationalmonument.)