A good crowd gathered in Hot Springs January 10th to learn why Powertech's plan to mine uranium in Custer and Fall River counties threatens the environmental and economic health of the Black Hills. A friend of the Hills and the blog provides the following videos of the Hot Springs event.
First, Charmaine White Face, Oglala Tituwan Oceti Sakowin, coordinator of the Defenders of the Black Hills, speaks about the health risks, the cultural ties, and the historical and spiritual sites in and around the proposed mine:
Lawyer Bruce Ellison talks about the legal issues involved in stopping Powertech's wrecking plan:
Dr. Lilias Jarding of the Clean Water Alliance talks in more detail about the health and economic harms Powertech's uranium mining would do to the Black Hills:
Watch, discuss, share... and then help keep Powertech out of our water and our Hills.