[started about 2 years ago --- 03/25/11 UPDATE: Sierra Club - We apologize, but the action alert you are attempting to access is no longer active. Please consider taking action on other issues. i.e., Protect Grand Canyon from uranium mines.  and many more actions if you take the link below. Petition text from closed action included in Letter box below, for "talking points" info.]

03/25/11: AVAIILABLE ACTION Protect Grand Canyon from uranium mines
Help safeguard one million acres surrounding Grand Canyon National Park!
. . . Take action on this issue  
https://secure2.convio.net/sierra/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5743

Sierra Club Current Petitions Index:
https://secure2.convio.net/sierra/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2659

10/12/10 Update:
July 20, 2009 - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the agency will temporarily place 1 million acres of public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon off limits to new uranium mining claims, as well as exploration and development of existing, unpatented claims.
Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), has also introduced a bill, the Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009, which would offer permanent protection by banning exploration and new claims on roughly 1 million acres of public land bordering the Grand Canyon.

read the full press release:
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=120801.0&JServSessionIdr004=yt4p2phub1.app224a

 Send a message of thanks to Secretary Salazar!
https://secure2.convio.net/sierra/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1817  

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