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Greenland: 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…
Read More“World Heritage Watch Report 2018” out now
German NGO World Heritage Watch (WHW) published its 2018 Report. WHW will hold its 4th International Civil Society Forum on World Heritage just days before the start of this years UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Manama, Bahrein (24. June – 4. July 2018). The Report highlights dangers towards natural and cultural World Heritage sites,…
Read MoreDemo in Lingen (D)
Unter dem Motto “Atomrisiko jetzt beenden!” findet am 9. Juni 2018 eine Demonstration in Lingen statt. – weitere Infos
Read MoreGoldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped an international nuclear deal
Liz McDaid, and Makoma Lekalakala of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA JHB) are winners of the world’s leading “Goldman Environmental Prize”. Liz and Makoma have been recognised for their leadership in the struggle against an unlawful nuclear energy deal in South Africa. They were the sole signatories of a successful legal challenge against the plan for…
Read MoreGoldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped an international nuclear deal
Liz McDaid, and Makoma Lekalakala of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA JHB) are winners of the world’s leading “Goldman Environmental Prize”. Liz and Makoma have been recognised for their leadership in the struggle against an unlawful nuclear energy deal in South Africa. They were the sole signatories of a successful legal challenge against the plan for…
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