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POPSBush allows uranium mining near Grand Canyon and Colorado River Dusty Horwitt, Senior Analyst for Public Lands at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), said the Bush administration's action "is the environmental equivalent of a sub-prime mortgage on the nation's most iconic natural treasure." It was the EWG in August 2007 that alerted the public and Congress to the rush for mining rights around the Grand Canyon. "Mining companies get in cheap today," said Horwitt, "and the public pays tomorrow for what is certain to be a major environmental disaster."
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POPSEarth as Art Gallery I have only one thing to say about this site: AWESOME! Not in the surfer use either. Truly, an experience leaving you catching your breath.
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POPSgrand canyon leap this is hoaxslayers write up on these photos , whilst i agree with them there's a ledge it all looks more than scary to me . Whats the odds on landing on that ledge in one piece . Not for the faint hearted. check out the Flickr link. Brilliant photos !!!!!1
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POPSMars canyon in HD Hebes Chasma is a very prominent Mars feature just north of the huge Valles Marineris system (a.k.a. the "Grand Canyon of Mars"). Hebes is described as an enclosed trough, with a high, flat-top mountain range right in the centre. The canyon is over 8 km deep in places, and the central mountain ascends to this height, at the same level as the surrounding plains
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POPSManmade Flood in Grand Canyon to Save Colorado River A 60-Hour Flood with more than 300,000 gallons of water released per second. 98 percent of the sediment carried by the Colorado River has been lost since Glen Canyon Dam was built in 1963: this flood should help restore some sediment and revitalize the ecosystem of the river.
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