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Uranium Mining in Virginia: Should We End the Moratorium?

Speakers will provide information on a number of aspects regarding uranium mining and nuclear power. The featured speakers are:

Tony Noerpel - Sustainable Loudoun: Long-term viability of nuclear energy - supply, safety,
complexity, waste and cost.
Rob Marmet - Piedmont Environmental Council: Legal aspects of Virginia’s moratorium & impact of surface mining.
Linda Pentz Gunter - Beyond Nuclear: Uranium mining: health and environmental impacts.
Will Stewart - Sustainable Loudoun: Alternatives to nuclear power, and cost comparisons.

Local vendors of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies will be available to discuss how to lower your energy bills.

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