AZ Business Leaders Send Letter, Postcards to Interior Secretary Citing Economic Benefits of Grand Canyon Protections
50 Arizona business associations and small businesses sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on September 22 voicing support for a proposed 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park. The state’s national parks, monuments and other public lands, they say, are “powerful engines of Arizona’s economy.”
In a related effort, over 200 small businesses from across Arizona have signed and sent postcards to Secretary Salazar. The retro-style postcards depict the Grand Canyon and read, “Wish you were here…and not new uranium mining! Thank you, Secretary Salazar, for your efforts to protect the Grand Canyon, our heritage and our economy.”
