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read moreThe law with the long name and the law of mining have been changed by the mongolian parliament. After 200 hours/ 8 days, the protesters in Ulanbataar have switched to a dry hunger strike on thursday.
read moreMembers of the United Movement of Mongolian Rivers and Lakes (UMMRL) have initiated a hunger strike in front of the Mongolian parliament. Currently, the hunger strike is carried on by NGOs such as “Save Noyon Mountain” and DMNN. As of February 17th, the hunger strike has lasted 11 days and the protesters have been met…
read moreWo: Bildungszentrum Landkreis Wolfenbüttel (Raum A2)38300 Wolfenbüttel, Harzstraße 2 – 5Jeweils 19:30 Uhr 38300 Wolfenbüttel Was:Die Veranstaltungsreihe wird eine möglichst neutrale Information zu geschichtlichen und wissenschaftlichen Aspekten bieten, gleichzeitig jedoch durch aktuelle Berichte und Beiträge zum industriellen Uranabbau und seinen schädlichen Folgen kritisches und sachkundiges Urteilsvermögen fördern. Wann:04. Februar 2015 (19:30 Uhr)Spurensuche UranTeil A:Lesung aus…
read moreThe Imouraren project was supposed to be Arevas uranium poster child. The second largest uranium deposit in the world, being developed in tandem with the government of Niger, to produce uranium for the global market. In 2015, however, the project seems to be on indefinite hiatus.
read moreHere lies the largest undeveloped high-grade uranium deposit in the world. The mine has a long history of delayed starts, partly due to floodings of 2006 and 2008. In 2014, ore production has begun at Cigar Lake Uranium Mine. The mine is operated by Cameco, and owned by Cameco (50%), AREVA (37%), Idemitsu Canada Resources…
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read moreHere lies the worlds largest high-grade uranium deposit. The mine lies in the southeast of the Athabasca Basin. The ore here is mined by raiseboring, boxhole boring, and remote boxhole boring. Ore is crushed and processed underground, then pumped to the surface as slurry or mud. This (toxic) mud is processed into containers for transportation…
read moreThe McClean Lake facility will primarily act as a mill for ore produced at Cigar Lake and other mines in the vicinity. It’s owned by AREVA (70 %), Denison Mines (22,5 %), and OURD Canada Co. Limited (7,5%). The operating firm is AREVA. The mining in McClean Lake is currently on standby, while the mill…
read moreAfter the BAPE hearings continued on the issue of uranium mining in Quebec, the James Bay Cree have initiated a campaign that has stirred local and global politics, and is drawing a well-deserved spotlight on the agenda of the Eeyouch, the James Bay Cree people. The hashtag of the campaign is #StandAgainstUranium, the gist of…
read more“No Ceará não tem disso não” No norte do continente americano, os Cree do Quebec e políticos, estão atualmente lutando para banir a mineração de Urânio no Quebec para sempre. Mas no sul do continente, no nordeste do Brasil, no interior do Ceará, empresários e políticos lutam para ter uma mina de urânio em nome…
read moreThe Cree Nation Youth Council yesterday launched the StandAgainstUranium solidarity march. They wanted to send a strong message to the Quebec government, that the Cree Nation opposes uranium development on their land, Eeyou Istchee. The march will also provide an opportunity for Quebeckers from across the province to show their support for the Crees’ stand.…
read moreThe BAPE (Office for public hearings on the environment) continued its hearings on the issue of Uranium development in Quebec. Among the speakers were representatives from the Grand Council of the Crees, the Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee, the Coalition Quebec meilleure mine, and Uranium Network.
read moreThe James Bay Cree Nation has launched the People’s Board, the latest addition to its website and social media campaign #StandAgainstUranium. The People’s Board is an online platform where Crees and the broader public can share their opinions, post photos and videos, and demonstrate their support for the Cree Nation’s stand against uranium.
read moreUranium-network.org und der Arbeitskreis Tansania (Kirchenbezirk Crailsheim) laden im Rahmen der “Tage der weltweiten Kirche” 2014 im Kirchenbezirk Crailsheim ein: Gezeigt wird ATOMIC AFRICA! Den mehrfach preisgekrönten Film von Dokumentarfilmer Marcel Kolvenbach zeigen wir am Freitag, den 14.11.2014, um 19:30, in der Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Crailsheim. Anschließend besteht bei einem kleinen Imbiss die Möglichkeit zum Gespräch.…
read moreGolden Misabiko wurde mit dem Nuclear Free Future Award für seinen Widerstand gegen ein brutales und korruptes Regime und seinen Kampf für ein atomfreies Afrika ausgezeichnet. Vom 24.10. – 29.10. wird er in Westfalen und in Osnabrück Vorträge zum Stand der Uranproblematik in Afrika halten. Freitag, 24.10.: Herford. 19 Uhr, Haus der Kirche, Hansastr. 60…
read more„Das Uran muss in der Erde bleiben“ Am gestrigen Abend wurde im Alten Rathaussaal in München der Nuclear-Free Future Award 2014 feierlich verliehen. Die Preisträger – Golden Misabiko aus der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, Aileen Mioko Smith aus Japan, Joseph Laissin Mailong aus Kamerun sowie Edmund Lengfelder und Hans Schuierer aus der Oberpfalz – waren sich…
read moreInternational Uranium Film Festival Berlin verlaengert bis zum 4. Oktober Der deutsche Regisseur Joachim Tschirner wurde gestern in Berlin fuer die neue Kurzfassung seines Films YELLOW CAKE mit dem Yellow Oscar, dem Preis des Internationalen Uranium Film Festivals ausgezeichnet.
read moreOn September 22-23, uranium-network.org attended the international conference “Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology” at the renowned mining university Bergakademie Freiberg. We had an information booth up and running to demonstrate our concerns for global uranium mining and exploitation. We also listened to some interesting presentations during the conference.
read moreAs Cameco has announced last week, operation at the McArthur River Uranium mine have been shut down due to labor disputes. Uranium business insiders have predicted a “good” impact on the global uranium market, because with the leading producing unit shut down, demand for uranium should increase worldwide. According to uraniuminvestingnews, this has not happened…
read moreOn its June 2014 session, the World Heritage Committee (“WHC”) put the Selous Game Reserve on the list of endangered World Heritage sites. We had reported repeatedly about the conflict uranium exploration and plans for uranium mining as well as other exploration activities in the area have caused.
read moreJustice in India is fragile when it comes to the topic of anti-uranium protesting. Saiku Chaki, a senior activist and Ex UCIL-employee, was murdered in his home in the UCIL Turamidh colony. The police filed a case against 25 named and 300 unnamed persons for assembling at the police station when the body was taken…
read moreAccording to a report from Vox magazine, global use of nuclear power is decreasing since the Fukushima incident. Only 31 countries are still operating nuclear power plants.
read moreSome of the work at Cigar Lake uranium mine in Saskatchewan is on halt, because the freezing technique used to keep the water out of the mining area is not giving the desired results. Source: Globalnews.
read moreThis is a transcript of the speech held by Grand Chief Dr. Matthew Coon Come in front of the BAPE commission in Montreal on the topic of uranium exploitation in Cree territory.
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