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Southwest Virginia religious leaders speak out against uranium mining

11. January 2013

In the ongoing issue of a potential lift of the uranium ban in South Virginia, religious leaders from the area came together to speak out against uranium mining in Pittsylvania County.

If You Love This Planet – Last podcast

11. January 2013

After four-and-half-years and 197 programs, If You Love This Planet ended with the broadcast of its last new episode on the week ending December 28, 2012.

On the Yellowcake Trail

12. November 2012

by Anna Tilman This series of articles, “The Yellowcake Trail,” tracks all aspects of uranium in Canada from the mining and milling, to processing and use, throughout its eighty-year history. The series begins with the history of uranium in Canada, from its initial discovery to the rapid development of mines that placed Canada as the…

HUES3 Media Release: Helen Caldicott coming to Saskatoon

24. October 2012

MEDIA RELEASE October 24, 2012 Stop uranium mining in the province until radioactive mine tailings are contained, say 68% of Saskatchewanians Dr. Helen Caldicott coming to Saskatoon to speak on “Our Toxic Nuclear Legacy: Let’s END Saskatchewan’s Growing Radioactive Footprint”

Makita: Open Letter from an Iqualuit physician (2011, en)

22. October 2012

Government of NunavutUranium Consultation March 15, 2011Dear Premier Aariak, Thank you for inviting the opinions of Nunavummiut on uranium. I am writing to you as a parent, a physician and as someone who caresdeeply about the future of Nunavut. I have not been shy to speak outagainst nuclear energy and specifically uranium mining. Part of…

HUES3 Core Committe: New Facebook page and media censorship

20. October 2012

Hi everyone, Thanks to the kind efforts of the webmaster for Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan, which hosts the HUES3 Campaign web page, we have a Facebook page for the media release distributed earlier this week: Saskatchewan public opinion survey tells CCNI Nuclear Centre, “No nukes in the tar sands!”

Ontario’s new mining rules eliminate most exploration on private land

18. October 2012

By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, ottawacitizen.com OTTAWA — Big changes to Ontario’s Mining Act will prevent companies from looking for uranium and other resources on private land, and require consultation elsewhere from First Nations. That makes Marilyn Crawford happy, mostly

New Article: Mining Worldwide: Canada

31. July 2012

We have linked an article by Warren Bernauer of The Dominion on the Inuit campaign against Uranium Mining in Nunavut and on the accusations of bias against the Nunavut government.

Uranium Territory: Inuit campaign for referendum over mine in far north (The Dominion Article)

31. July 2012

by Warren BernauerThe Dominion (http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/4532)July 23, 2012 While the government of Nunavut has given the go ahead to uranium mining on their territory, they are facing multiple accusations of bias and acting without consulting the population.