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International Conference against uranium mining in Bahi
[01.10.2013] The international conference in Tanzania has started. Today, the activists are going to travel to Bahi, where mining companies Mantra Ressource und Uranex have been reported doing test drills on the local Uranium deposits. Tomorrow, activists from all over the world will share thoughts, facts and opinions at the conference.
Read MoreUranium Mining: Impact on health and environment – Conference in Dar Es Salaam and Bahi, October 1st-6th
The demand for uranium, the fuel for nuclear power plants and nuclear bombs, creates an apparent need for more mining operations. For this reason and because of insufficient local regulations, uranium-mining companies are increasingly focusing on African countries.
Read MoreProtests against overturning uranium ban in Greenland
On September 13, 2013, an open parliament meeting was held in Nuuk Greenland on the possibility of overturning a long-standing ban on uranium mining in the country. A group of Greenlandic citizens showed up to protest the meeting, expressing their continued opposition to uranium mining. via [Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit]
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Read MoreWorld Nuclear Report 2013 – Nuclear renaissance is a myth
The world nuclear industry status report 2013 is out. See for commentary: Kernkraft verendet an grüner Konkurrenz (ntv) and Nuclear renaissance was just a fairy tale (guardian). The report itself can be found on the worldnuclearreport-Website. It’s more and more obvious that the so called “nuclear renaissance” is a fairy tale constructed by the nuclear…
Read MoreAnalyze This: A Nightmare Called Jaduguda
The Dark Underbelly of Uranium Mining in India, by Anuj Wankhede. It is one of India’s best kept secrets. This is the story of genocide. After over 50 years of Independence, there is another India which nobody talks about. Why? Because nobody knows or wants to know about Jaduguda.
Read MoreNunavut board sets rules for Kiggavik final environmental impact statement
Areva Resources Canada Inc. has received its marching orders for what to include in a final environmental impact statement, or FEIS, on its Kiggavik uranium project near Baker Lake. Those “commitments,” which Areva must observe when writing its FEIS for Kiggavik, are contained in a 62-page report that the Nunavut Impact Review Board issued July…
Read MoreLegal Action Challenges Uranium Industry Agreement (Media Co-op article)
by Sandra Cuffe PRINCE ALBERT—The Northern Village of Pinehouse and uranium industry giants Cameco and Areva celebrated their December 2012 collaboration agreement, but Pinehouse residents and supporters from throughout Saskatchewan and beyond are taking legal action to have it annulled in court.
Read MoreLegal action seeks to annul uranium ‘collaboration agreement’
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. —Residents of the northern Saskatchewan community of Pinehouse and supporters from across the country have filed a statement of claim seeking to overturn a controversial deal between municipal officials and the uranium industry. The “collaboration agreement” was signed on December 12, 2012 by uranium giants Cameco and Areva, the Northern Village of…
Read MoreMenace d’une mine d’uranium : Faléa s’invite au Parlement européen à Bruxelles
L’exposition « Faléa, la menace d’une mine d’uranium » s’est ouverte ce mardi 18 juin à 19 Heures dans le Hall Altiero Spinelli du Parlement européen à Bruxelles. Elle a été marquée par trois interventions : celle de Mme Gabi Zimmer, Présidente du Groupe de la Gauche Unie au Parlement européen, Mme Michelle Rivasi, membre…
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