Just Follow the Yellow-Cake (err..) Brick Road

Ah, yes.... The labeling has begun. All those who are opposed to a uranium mine in Virginia are "environmentalists." They've told us who we are, so now we know.

We're not concerned parents, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and friends. We're not landowners, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers. We're not citizens engaged in the democratic process, determined to protect from catastrophe all that we hold dear (which includes the ecosystem that sustains all life). We're simply "environmentalists" -- tree-huggers who care more for spotted owls than corporate profits.

And there is no right side or wrong side in this dilemma. It's all a matter of opinions. And since it cannot be proven that uranium mining cannot be done safely in Virginia, we'll just try it and see what happens. And our regulatory agencies will actually regulate and monitor this time, and when the first scintilla of any toxic substance escapes into the air, water or soil, it will be immediately detected and the regulations will be tweaked to allow just a scintilla of toxins -- only a scintilla. No harm no foul. We just have to have faith in the system. We can all relax now, knowing that VUI and the Commonwealth of Virginia will take care of us because, after all, they have our best interests at heart.

And now I'm off on the Yellow Brick Road....

Shireen