Nevada says "DUMP the DUMP!!!"

NEVADA
U.S. pushes ahead with nuclear dump
Bush administration files formal application Tuesday for Nevada nuclear waste site.

With all the talk these days about "going green" and preserving the environment, it's easy to see that not all people are on board with the concept. There are choice one can make that are fairly easy such as saving water bottles, driving hybrids or riding bikes, conserving water, and recycling paper. On the other hand, there are environmental issues that seem far out of reach for some citizens. One such environmental issue is that of the pending Nevada nuclear waste dump.

Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman is confident that the Nevada nuclear waste dump which will consists of 77,000 tons of highly radioactive wastes will be put under Yucca Mountain. Bodman claims that no harm will be done to residents nor the environment. Many Nevada citizens and officials are outraged and have protested the waste dump for years. Nevada's Gov. Jim Gibbons and other lawmakers have promised that they "will continue working...to kill the dump."

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