Denison Mines has asked the Forest Service and BLM to approve a Plan of Operations Amendment (POA) at its La Sal Mines Complex in San Juan County. The POA proposes the construction of additional mine vents, access roads, ongoing exploration drilling, expansion of an existing development rock area and a compilation of earlier Plans of Operation. Denison owns four underground uranium mines in the complex, the Pandora Mine, the La Sal Mine, the Snowball Mine and the Beaver Shaft Mine.
The proposed POA is available online at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/mantilasal/projects The Forest Service invites the public to comment on its proposed action. The decision is subject to appeal. Those who commented on this project during the initial scoping period ending January 31, 2011 must do so again if they wish to have appeal eligibility on the Forest Service decision. Written comments may be sent to or delivered to: Pamela Brown, Forest Supervisor, Manti-La Sal National Forest, 599 West Price River Drive, UT 84501; phone: (435) 636-3561, fax: (435) 637-4940; e-mail: comments-intermtn-manti-lasal-moab-monticello@fs.fed.us. The opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the date of publication of the legal notice in the Sun Advocate. Read more: San Juan Record - Denison Mines hopes to amend operations
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Moab at risk to lose EPA Green Power status, officials say
Moab is at risk of losing its hard-earned status as an EPA Green Power Community if the percentage of renewable energy purchased by government agencies, businesses and private residences does not increase by the end of June. Currently, 2.83 percent of the electricity that powers commercial and residential properties community wide comes from renewable energy sources such as wind and geothermal, but that percentage must increase to 3 percent in order for Moab – the first EPA Green Power Community in the U.S. – to remain an EPA green power partner, Moab Mayor Dave Sakrison said this week.
According to the city’s website, by last calculations the community was at 4 percent wind power with 14 percent of residents and businesses participating in the program.
According to Blaine Collison, director of the EPA’s Green Power Program, five out of 33 communities have currently fallen just below their required percentages. He said that all partners can retain their designation if they increase their percentages by their annual updates.
Currently, the program boasts Portland, Ore. as its biggest community partner.“To be able to engage that size load and that many stakeholders, I think, is a pretty good sign,” he said. Collison added that Moab has a very special place within the partnership because it was the first in the nation to accomplish the Green Power status.“My counsel to Moab would be to take a look around at what the other communities across the U.S. have done to leverage Moab’s early leadership,” he said. “Let’s see a little leapfrogging here. It would be great to see Moab come up the curve a little bit and take its place back at the top of the percentage.” Read more: Moab Times-Independent - Moab at risk to lose EPA Green Power status officials say
According to the city’s website, by last calculations the community was at 4 percent wind power with 14 percent of residents and businesses participating in the program.
According to Blaine Collison, director of the EPA’s Green Power Program, five out of 33 communities have currently fallen just below their required percentages. He said that all partners can retain their designation if they increase their percentages by their annual updates.
Currently, the program boasts Portland, Ore. as its biggest community partner.“To be able to engage that size load and that many stakeholders, I think, is a pretty good sign,” he said. Collison added that Moab has a very special place within the partnership because it was the first in the nation to accomplish the Green Power status.“My counsel to Moab would be to take a look around at what the other communities across the U.S. have done to leverage Moab’s early leadership,” he said. “Let’s see a little leapfrogging here. It would be great to see Moab come up the curve a little bit and take its place back at the top of the percentage.” Read more: Moab Times-Independent - Moab at risk to lose EPA Green Power status officials say
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