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Subject: C.A.R.D. Press Release - February 18, 2008 - All-day Concert
to Benefit C.A.R.D.
COLORADOANS AGAINST RESOURCE
DESTRUCTION (C.A.R.D.)
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Local Musicians Take Stand
Against Uranium Mining
All-day
Concert to Benefit C.A.R.D.
Contact:
Jackie Adolph
xxx-xxx-xxxx
Website:
www.nunnglow.com
Local performers concerned about the proposed uranium mining in Weld County
have joined forces for a music festival to call attention to what may become
a threat to our water, our environment, and our way of life. Many of Fort
Collins’ finest musicians, singers, songwriters and bands will perform in an
all-day concert (10 AM to 7 PM) at Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason in Fort
Collins on March 2, 2008.
“In the 39 years I have lived in Fort Collins, I can’t recall a proposed
project that could offer the region so little in economic gain with so much
potential risk to the environment and our quality of life,” said Lloyd
Drust, the organizer of the event. “I felt the best way I could help was to
stage a benefit concert to raise funds in support of opposition to uranium
mining in northern Colorado. Every musician I approached was more than
willing to donate their time and talents for this benefit.”
Performing for what is billed as “an important fundraising event and a great
little music festival” will be: Joe Kissel; Acoustic Truckers; Jerry Palmer;
TVS and Two Fingers; The T-Band; The Trio of Kevin Jones, Pamela Robinson
and Jim Woodward; The McDailey Trio (A Reunion Performance); Lloyd Drust;
The Bluegrass Patriots; Colleen Crosson; Marcus Noah; Steve Murray; Shelley
and the Shackles; and Russ Hopkins.
The concert is free, but donations are encouraged. All money raised will be
donated to C.A.R.D. (Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction.) A silent
auction will be held during the event.
The local performers join a long list of opponents to Canadian mining
company Powertech’s proposed uranium mine in northern Colorado. The City of
Fort Collins, the Larimer County Medical Society, the Colorado Medical
Society, and the Town of Timnath have signed resolutions against the
proposed project. They have been joined by a long list of individuals and
local businesses who have signed similar resolutions against uranium mining.
House bills 1161 and 1165, currently making their way through the
legislative process, were initiated by the widespread concern about uranium
mining in this area. HB 1161, sponsored by Rep. John Kefalas (D-Fort
Collins), Rep. Randy Fischer (D-Fort Collins), Sen. Steve Johnson (R-Fort
Collins) and Sen. Bob Bacon (D-Fort Collins) would provide protections for
ground water impacted by in situ leach uranium mines. HB 1165 is also
sponsored by Rep.Kefalas and Rep. Fischer, along with Sen. Brandon Shaffer
(D-Longmont) and Sen. Bacon, and would ensure local government authority
over mining operations that threaten water quality or public health.
The Greeley Tribune recently announced their support of the bills.
C.A.R.D. is a diverse collection of citizens concerned about the health,
environmental and economic impacts of uranium-related activity. The
organization’s goal is to prevent uranium mining in Colorado and protect our
valuable resources, especially our water, for future generations.