Mining Worldwide
Communiqué de presse CRIIRAD et AGHIRIN’MAN du 1er septembre 2012
A l’issue de réunions de travail à Valence (France), du 21 au 28 août 2012 concernant l’impact des activités d’extraction de l’uranium dans le nord du Niger, la CRIIRAD et l’ONG AGHIRIN’MAN (Niger) ont demandé dans un communiqué de presse commun en date du 28 août qu’AREVA réalise une nouvelle étude d’impact environnemental pour son…
Read MoreRWE to phase out of nuclear power?
RWE, a big energy player in Germany, plans to get out of nuclear power. The new CEO, Peter Terium, stated this in a press conference last week. If RWE really holds up on that statement, this is a big step towards the acknowledgement of alternative energy forms in Germany. View/Download PDF (Skip to page 14…
Read MorePress Release Re: World Heritage Comittee Decision on Selous Game Reserve Boundary Changes
[30.07.2012] Elephants, Rhinos and the environment under threat from 60 million tons of radioactive waste as World Heritage Committee agrees boundary change that will allow uranium mining at the Tanzania Selous Game Reserve – a World Heritage site.
Read MoreUranium Mining – what does it mean for Tanzania?
by Civil Education is the Solution to Poverty and Environmental Management (CESOPE), Foundation for Environmental Management and Campaign against Poverty (FEMAPO) and Uranium-network.org c/o Menschenrechte 3000. Download/View PDF
Read MoreNew Article: Mining Worldwide: Canada
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.
Read MoreUranium Territory: Inuit campaign for referendum over mine in far north (The Dominion Article)
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.
Read MoreSurvival Celebration Camp for Sustainable Earth in Canada
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Read MoreProtest against the expansion of the Olympic Dam Mine (Roxby Downs, Australia)
Activists have made camp to protest in front of the Olympic Dam Mine near Roxby Downs, 560 kilometres north-west of Adelaide. A Gate was broken, and there have been a few arrests at the otherwise peaceful demonstration site. Police says roadblocks around the area will remain in place for a week. If you want further…
Read MoreInternational Uranium Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro
The second International Uranium Film Festival yesterday screened 3 important films about the so called Depleted Uranium Weapons: The Third Nuclear Bomb, The Veteran’s Accusation, by Director: Maurizio Torrealta (Rainews24), Italy. Quirra is a Radioactive Dump, by Flaviano Masella (Rainews24), Italy. Blowin’ in the Wind, by David Bradbury, Australia. These films should get as much…
Read MoreMögliche Wiederaufnahme des Uran-Abbaus in Ungarn (Wirtschaftswoche)
Pester Lloyd – 21.06.2012, http://www.pesterlloyd.net/ Die ungarische Regierung denkt über die Wideraufnahme des Uran-Abbaus in den Mecsek Hügeln bei Pécs bzw. Szekszárd nach (Südungarn), das kündigte der Pécser Bürgermeister Zsólt Pava (Fidesz) auf einer Pressekonferenz am Dienstag an. Es soll zunächst festgestellt werden, ob die Gegend aus sozialer, technologischer und Umwelt-Sicht weiterhin in Frage kommt.…
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