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Mining inside the Grand Canyon National Park left Horn Creek radioactive and undrinkable. Visitors to the area are warned not to drink from the Creek unless, “death by thirst is the only other option”. Legislation being offered by the Republicans in the House would lead to a dramatic increase in the amount of mining around…

www.indigenousaction.org TAKE ACTION TODAY TO STOP URANIUM MINING NEAR GRAND CANYON!  (Attached images from ADEQ: 1. Uranium hauling routes 2. Canyon Mine) Denison Mines Corp., a Canadian corporation has submitted water and air quality permit applications to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in an attempt to operate uranium mines near the Grand Canyon.…

Environmental Justice Journal (please click to download this article) … which explains our work in Owe Aku to protect our sacred water from the uranium mining in Crawford, NE and the proposed mining in Edgemont, SD in our sacred He Sapa. It is about 40 pages, please feel free to print, and share, or post…

The History of Uranium Mining and the Navajo People A comprehensive history of the Navajo Miner’s Experience with Uranium Mining since its start in the 1905ies Doug Brugge, PhD, MS, and Rob Goble, PhD From World War II until 1971, the government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore in the United States. Uranium mining…

“The tragic events in Japan have helped us to see that, ultimately,the laws of nature will win out.” Press release A common enemy: Nuclear radiation by Steven NewcombIndian Country TodayMarch 26, 2011 The 9.0 earthquake in Japan on March 11 and ensuing tsunami is areminder: It is difficult for the human mind to grasp the…

Autor:  Andreas Geldner   Datum:  14 | 7 | 2011 Problematische Uran-GewinnungDer Wilde Westen strahlt stärker als Fukushima Wo die USA ihr Uran gewinnen, verseuchen die Minen die Umwelt massiv mit Radioaktivität – viele Indianer müssen darunter leiden. RAPID CITY – Die massiven Würfel sehen aus, als habe sie ein Riese achtlos in der Prärie verstreut. Bis zum…

Disaster described as a colossal setback for industry at a time when climate change is sparking a renaissance by Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington, Fiona Harvey and John Vidalguardian.co.ukMarch 15, 2011 Events in Japan could kill the last chances of revival for an American nuclear industry struggling to emerge from the shadow of its own disaster…

Die Preisträger 2010 WIDERSTAND: African Uranium AllianceAfrika sagt NEIN! Die African Uranium Alliance ist die erste pan-afrikanische Initiative, die sich geschlossen gegen Uranabbau wendet. Die unselige Kette des Übels beginnt unten, im Boden: beim Abbau, der regelmäßig Menschenleben fordert. Der Zusammenschluss erfolgte 2009 und vereint Aktivisten aus Niger, Namibia, Südafrika, Malawi, Tansania und Kamerun. aus:…

The Southwest US has – again – become a target area for uranium mining companies from the conference: highly recommended:“From Radioactive Mines to Radioactive Weapons“, Video, Part 1 – 3 (ENGLISH) Program of 7th Southwest Uranium Forum (ENGLISH)

Doug Brugge, PhD, MS, and Rob Goble, PhD From World War II until 1971, the government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore in the United States. Uranium mining occurred mostly in the southwestern United Statesand drew many Native Americans and others into work in the mines and mills. Despite a long and well-developed understanding,based…