Three perspectives on Biden’s recent move to protect the land around the Grand Canyon from commercial exploitation.
Bagley harkens back to Theodore Roosevelt’s initial efforts to protect the canyon at a time when developers wanted to build hotels on its rim and mine its depths. TR had previously worked to block a plan to build a railroad into the heart of Yellowstone and initiated wildlife refuges as well as strengthening and expanding national parks.
This is distinct from, but compatible with, Steve Benson’s point that we’ve robbed native people of enough of their sacred and meaningful land and that it’s time we at least stopped, even if we can’t reverse what has already happened.
By stark contrast, Lisa Benson seems to think we’ve achieved energy independence or come close enough that a stop to uranium mining on the land around the canyon would end our chances. You needn’t ask if she is promoting atomic automobiles with that radioactive gas pump, since she might mean nuclear power plants to power electric cars. Or something.
From: Mike Peterson of The Daily Cartoonist today on the AAEC site.
Gocomics will no longer allow a link to be presented here, so I can’t give you the actual link.
The natives never like the side effects of mining for Uranium, etc.
The largest deposit of uranium in the US is in Virginia at Coles Hill; however, the state’s generous rainfall and occasional flooding (in contrast with typical American uranium mines in the dry and isolated desert southwest) have led to citizen concern about commercial-scale mining. Lawmakers in the state enacted a de facto ban on uranium mining in 1982. A 2015 federal court case involving the owners of Coles Hill upheld the ban.
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In October 2015, it went before a federal judge whether the 33-year-old ban on large-scale uranium mining in Virginia would be lifted. In June 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, in the absence of federal law establishing otherwise, "…[states retain] authority over the regulation of mining activities on private lands within their borders,” and therefore the state ban on uranium mining remains in place.
from Wikipedia article on Uranium mining in the United States
Maybe they are praying to be first in line for reparations. After all, it is their land stolen from them at gun and cannon point that we all live on. Treaties were a one-sided joke and the calvary ruled. They might think they should be first.
I AM CARTOON LADY! 10 months ago
Beautiful!
stevie44 10 months ago
Thank you Mr. President
ladykat 10 months ago
I don’t get it.
ncorgbl 10 months ago
It’s long past due.
FaustoCoppi 10 months ago
Long overdue!
Richard S Russell Premium Member 10 months ago
I notice the traditional garb, but don’t most of today’s Amerinds stick to more generic attire like plaid shirts and blue jeans?
rossevrymn 10 months ago
really pretty piece
pamela welch Premium Member 10 months ago
Beautifully rendered, Steve ♥♥
martens 10 months ago
Three perspectives on Biden’s recent move to protect the land around the Grand Canyon from commercial exploitation.
Bagley harkens back to Theodore Roosevelt’s initial efforts to protect the canyon at a time when developers wanted to build hotels on its rim and mine its depths. TR had previously worked to block a plan to build a railroad into the heart of Yellowstone and initiated wildlife refuges as well as strengthening and expanding national parks.
This is distinct from, but compatible with, Steve Benson’s point that we’ve robbed native people of enough of their sacred and meaningful land and that it’s time we at least stopped, even if we can’t reverse what has already happened.
By stark contrast, Lisa Benson seems to think we’ve achieved energy independence or come close enough that a stop to uranium mining on the land around the canyon would end our chances. You needn’t ask if she is promoting atomic automobiles with that radioactive gas pump, since she might mean nuclear power plants to power electric cars. Or something.
From: Mike Peterson of The Daily Cartoonist today on the AAEC site.
Gocomics will no longer allow a link to be presented here, so I can’t give you the actual link.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member 10 months ago
The natives never like the side effects of mining for Uranium, etc.
The largest deposit of uranium in the US is in Virginia at Coles Hill; however, the state’s generous rainfall and occasional flooding (in contrast with typical American uranium mines in the dry and isolated desert southwest) have led to citizen concern about commercial-scale mining. Lawmakers in the state enacted a de facto ban on uranium mining in 1982. A 2015 federal court case involving the owners of Coles Hill upheld the ban.
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In October 2015, it went before a federal judge whether the 33-year-old ban on large-scale uranium mining in Virginia would be lifted. In June 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that, in the absence of federal law establishing otherwise, "…[states retain] authority over the regulation of mining activities on private lands within their borders,” and therefore the state ban on uranium mining remains in place.
from Wikipedia article on Uranium mining in the United States
dcbleak 10 months ago
A Grander Canyon courtesy of new US land protection
billwog 9 months ago
Maybe they are praying to be first in line for reparations. After all, it is their land stolen from them at gun and cannon point that we all live on. Treaties were a one-sided joke and the calvary ruled. They might think they should be first.
rossevrymn 9 months ago
Each day that I pull up this piece I’m hoping for a new one, while wanting to see this one, one more time.
dcbleak 6 months ago
The land use isn’t cancelled, it’s been returned to the First Peoples.
tmb82847 5 months ago
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