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VACRN NEWS, #25, October, 2022: We CAN be protected from Gold Mining
Come see GOLD MINE: An Environmental Fairy Tale
VACRN News #24 WHY WAIT?
The James Exchange interviews VACRN & FoB about gold mining
Nancy Gill, former Scottsville mayor started a podcast centered on a small river town. She has done 2 interviews with us now (Friends of Buckingham partnered with Virginia Community Rights Network). In each one she has gathered additional extensive pertinent...
Grass roots organizers fight plans to mine for gold in Buckingham County
Before prospectors found gold in California, many of them were digging here in Virginia. “This was front and center for gold mining back in the 1800’s and in Buckingham alone there are over 70 abandoned mines all full of mercury,” says community organizer Heidi Dhivya...
Op Ed, LTE: Why wait to protect Buckingham County?
The Farmville Herald is steady with the coverage on gold mining! Mindy Zlotnick and Chad Oba speak out. Check out a pdf of 2 letters in the August 24, 2022 publication here. Read another article by Finn Pollard in the Richmond Times Dispatch - scroll for it. Why wait...
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