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“Though many consider the risks incalculable, Tanzania is planning to mine its radioactive uranium. A history of gold mining shows that the country, its people and abundant wildlife stand to gain little from doing so.” Read the whole article at Deutsche Welle.
read morePress coverage on the results of the Bahi Conference, by David Kisanga.
read moreA response to the Daily News Article “Mkuju uranium project on track, says Mantra”. The fact that MANTRA launched this article – referring to that February conference which is already OLD, outdated news – may be a direct consequence of our activities – MANTRA may feel they have to ‘affirm’ THEIR project.
read more[16/10/2013] Déclaration de la société civile d’Arlit à l’issue de la marche de soutien au gouvernement nigérien dans le cadre des négociations avec le groupe AREVA, pour une prise en compte effective des préoccupations des populations dans les mines d’Uranium.
read more[16/10/2013] Translation by Golden Misabiko Niamey – Thousands of people, anti-Areva , were demonstrating last Saturday in the mining town of Arlit in the north of Niger to show their anger against the French nuclear group Areva that has been mining uranium for over 40 years in this desert zone, as reported by the organizers.
read moreUnter den internationalen Teilnehmern sind Mitglieder des Vorstandes von IPPNW Schweiz, IPPNW Deutschland und IPPNW Holland, der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Tansania, Falea 21–Bewegung Frankreich und der NGO Robin Wood Deutschland.
read moreBy Gudrun Conrad (German Version) September 30th, 2013. Most participants of the international conference have arrived at Dar Es Salaam. Among the international attendees are members of IPPNW Germany and Netherlands, the Rosa-Luxemburg- Foundation Tanzania, Falea 21-movement France and the NGO Robin Wood Germany.
read more[08.10.2013] We representatives of civil society organisations gathered here in the multi–stakeholder conference “Uranium Mining – Impact on Health and Environment” have prepared a statement highlighting our concerns on the uranium industry.
read more[04.10.2013] The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) in cooperation with the uranium-network.org Germany, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (East Africa Office) and the Tanzanian organisations LHRC, CESOPE and NaCUM. Topic: “Uranium Mining – Impact on Health and Environment”.
read more[04.10.2013] International Conference participants visited Manjoni and Bahi, where test drills for uranium mining have been conducted – right where people send their cattle and grow rice. In the evening, a social event was held in Dodoma to celebrate and collaborate against the destruction of lives and culture by possible uranium exploitation.
read more[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 moreThe 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 moreOn 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 moreThe 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 moreThe 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 moreAreva 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 moreby 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 morePRINCE 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 moreL’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…
read more“So long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe.” This bite from president Obamas speech in Germany is good news. If the number of nuclear weapons is reduced (perhaps, one day, to zero…), the world will find itself to be a step further from catastrophe. Be sure to read the CNN opinion piece…
read moreIn July 2012, the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Ms. Mitrofanova from Russia, had made a decision to accept the application of the Government of Tanzania for a “minor boundary change” of World Heritage site Selous Game Reserve (SGR), in order to allow a uranium mining project, Mkuju River Project to go ahead under conditions…
read moreAttac Herford has published this roundup of Golden Misabikos tourstop there on their website: Uranbergbau in Afrika bringt Krankheit und Tod. Quote: “The population [of Niger] doesn’t see any of the enormous gains from the uranium business. Niger is still on of the poorest countries of the world. Golden Misabiko calls this ‘Nuclear-Colonialism’.”
read moreQuelle: “NEUE WESTFÄLISCHE” , Ausgabe vom 8.6.13, Lokalteil Herford
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