VACRN News, #23, August, 2022
Local paper covers our actions on industrial gold mining
The Farmville Herald has received a steady stream of letters from many of you. Its been awhile since the paper has initiated coverage on the prospects of new industrial gold mining, in Buckingham and the State of Virginia. While we applaud them for that, there are...
Your letters to the Farmville Herald: 3! in one issue!
Buckingham residents continue to shine a light on the industrial gold mining problems - and answers. Thanks for speaking out! This is what it takes to protect our home. The Farmville Herald has published three! articles in one issue! Below you will find 2 letters to...
Buckingham rights-based toxic trespass gold mining ordinance moves along
Thank you to all of you that came out to speak up on Monday night, August 8, 2022, in support of the rights-based freedom from toxic trespass Community Bill of Rights. This article is an update, a progress report. One of our opportunities to speak to our...
Let’s move this ordinance along!
VACRN & FoB submit comments to NAS & State Agencies gold mining study
Now! is the time to let the State Agencies and the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) know how you feel. They are tasked with studying the "Potential Impacts of Industrial Gold Mining in Virginia" by decree of the Virginia General Assembly, HB2213. Your comments do...
VACRN NEWS, #22, July, 2022
Letter to the editor: Supervisors should OK ordinance opposing gold mining
Santoshi Young: As a new householder and new mom living in Buckingham County, I am concerned about what the future holds for my family. And when I hear about the potential harms of possible gold mining, I get really scared. After hearing the two experts at the...
Letters to the editor: Speak up! Say NO! to new gold mining in Virginia!
Photo: Cyanide 'pool'! Cyanide spill in Turkey highlights environmental toll of mining Heidi Dhivya Berthoud: There are over 70 abandoned metallic mines in Buckingham alone, all loaded with mercury, as that was used to process gold in the 1800s. Why would we let...