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330.000 Unterschiften: Nein zu Atom und Gas in der EU Taxonomie
Heute morgen, 2. Februar 2022, gegen 9 Uhr, übergaben Vertreter von IPPNW, Greenpeace, BUND, Deutscher Umwelthilfe, Campact, und der Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende, über 330.000 Unterschriften des Appells “Nein zu Atom und Gas in der EU Taxonomie” an die Bundesvorsitzende von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Ricarda Lang. uranium-network.org war ebenfalls vertreten.
Read MoreUranium mining banned in Greenland
On Tuesday, 9. November 2021, Greenland’s parliament voted to ban uranium mining and exploration, following a campaign promise from the ruling left-wing coalition led by Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) which won elections earlier in 2021. The IA had campaigned against exploiting the Kuannersuit deposit which is located in fjords in the island’s south, close to UNESCO…
Read MoreGreenland set to restore uranium mining ban
A uranium mining ban in Greenland had been in place for a number of years, but the ‘zero tolerance policy’ for uranium was then lifted in October 2013 – obviously at least partially due to the influence of a mining company, Greenland Minerals Ltd., based in Australia. The company advocated aggressively for its Kvanefjeld mine…
Read MoreSpanish regulator blocks Berkeley Energia’s Retortillo uranium mine
“On Monday, July 12, 2021, the Spanish nuclear regulator stopped the planned uranium mine of the subsidiary of Australian, Berkeley Energia, near Salamanca due to safety concerns. The move was welcomed by environmentalists – and sent the company’s share price plummeting.” “Am Montag, 12. July 2021, stoppte die spanische Atomaufsichtsbehörde das geplante Uranbergwerk der Tochtergesellschaft…
Read MoreGreenland: Kvanefjeld rare earth and uranium controversy leads to government break up
The governing party (Siumut) called national elections after its junior partner had left the government coalition which lost its majority. Obviously, Kvanefjeld mining project is at the core of the dispute. The mining project has been a matter of disagreement for many years, causing serious divisions in government as well as population. The project is…
Read MoreResolution on large-scale mining and oil and gas extraction in Greenland
New Arctic strategies are underway in the Danish Realm and the European Union. By encouraging large-scale mining and oil and gas extraction, the existing strategies have a negative impact on Greenland’s pristine environment. Unfortunately, there are no signs that the new strategies will be any different. Greenland possesses some of the world’s largest oil and…
Read MoreNuclear industry urges Trump to open public land, including Grand Canyon, for uranium mining
The nation’s largest nuclear lobby last month urged President Donald Trump to lift restrictions on uranium mining on public land, a move that would greatly affect the Grand Canyon region. read more: https://www.azmirror.com/
Read MoreU.S. appeals court allows challenge of uranium mining at Canyon mine
U.S. appeals court allows challenge of uranium mining at Canyon mine near Grand Canyon in partial reversal of earlier decision: A federal appeals court said Thursday (2018, Oct. 25) that the Havasupai tribe and environmental advocates can challenge an existing uranium mine on land near the Grand Canyon where mining was recently banned. The decision…
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMP PROTESTS NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IN FRANCE AND AROUND THE WORLD
Narbonne–During this week of the 73rd anniversaries of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the International Anti-Nuclear Summer Camp takes place near Narbonne in the south of France from August 6th to 12th. Tents, performances, and debates are waking up a peaceful estate of olive trees and wild thyme. Located a few miles away…
Read MoreMagnis Resources steigt in Graphitbergbau in Tansania ein
Informationsblatt zum Nachu Graphite Project in Tansania und der öffentlich-privaten Partnerschaft der WiN Emscher-Lippe GmbH in NRW Aufgrund des niedrigen Uranpreises will Magnis Resources, auch bekannt als Uranex, noch warten, bis das Unternehmen möglicherweise mit der Uranproduktion in Tansania beginnt. Profitabler scheint unter den aktuellen politischen Vorzeichen der Digitalisierung der Graphitbergbau: Graphit ist wesentlicher Bestandteil…
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