"Pollution at the site has actually increased, especially as a result of the flooding we had in record amounts in 2010," said Case. Case isn't the only one skeptical of the DOE's assertion that the site will clean itself up naturally after 100 years. Tribal officials on Wind River question this as well, especially in light of recorded uranium spikes in DOE monitoring wells. James Byrd is the Democratic Representative from Cheyenne. He says the measure is important because when the state gets behind these types of action, it gets the federal government to take notice. "Basically what we're trying to do is establish a position," says Byrd. "A lot of times when we do this is to let the federal government know where we stand so that we can give some ammunition to our congressional delegation, or in other events, the governor if he's going to meet with governors or other officials on the federal level. What it does is it officially gives him a tool in his toolbox to go and put forth a state platform." Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/03/03/door-closing-wyoming-lawmakers-resolution-against-department-energy-101171 Door Closing for Wyoming Lawmakers on Resolution Against the Department of Energy This article is from2012 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/03/03/door-closing-wyoming-lawmakers-resolution-against-department-energy-10117 EPA: Riverton part of the Wind River Indian Reservation http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/epa-riverton-part-of-the-wind-river-indian-reservation/article_d476fc0c-9dc5-5660-bb52-eb9fff1639f8.html http://www.dailymotion.com/EkennyeAndLinda another channel we are going to use in future... click below to make a donation. every little bit Helps :) https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business;=rcredeijr%40aol%2ecom&lc;=US&item;_name=Lindas%20Real%20News%20And%20Opinions¤cy;_code=USD&bn;=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." § 107.Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phone or records or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include — (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and size of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. ************************************************************************************* FAIR USE NOTICE FAIR USE NOTICE FAIR USE NOTICE FAIR USE ************************************************************************************* These pages/video may contain copyrighted (© ) material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Such material is made available to advance understanding of ecological, POLITICAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, economic, DEMOCRACY, scientific, MORAL, ETHICAL, and SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, etc. It is believed that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior general interest in receiving similar information for research and educational purposes.

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