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Aboriginal women reaffirm fight against nuclear waste dump in South Australia via ABC Online

Posted on 2015/10/17 by norma field

The first shipment of Australia’s nuclear waste to be returned from re-processing in France has now left a French port, and will arrive on our shores by the end of the year. The return of the 25 tonnes of nuclear … Continue reading →

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Muckaty Station owners propose new site for nuclear waste dump via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/11/06 by norma field

Traditional owners have reopened the case for siting Australia’s first nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory, just months after a bitter seven-year dispute appeared to have ended. In June the Northern Land Council abandoned its nomination … Continue reading →

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Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Sacred Native Lands via H.O.P.E. (Honor Our Pueblo Existence)

Posted on 2014/10/26 by norma field
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The People’s Climate March: Meet the Next Movement of Movements via Naomi Klein.org

Posted on 2014/09/18 by norma field

The most important climate gathering next week will not be happening at the UN, but in the streets: thousands upon thousands of us will be sounding the climate alarm, literally, at the historic People’s Climate March on September 21. While … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste dump on Aboriginal land invalid, court told via phys.org

Posted on 2014/06/03 by norma field

The earmarking of a remote Australian outback area as a nuclear waste dump was invalid because officials failed to contact all traditional Aboriginal landowners affected, a court heard Monday. Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory was nominated in early 2007 … Continue reading →

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Movement to Resist Tar Sands “Megaloads” Unites Tribal Members, Environmentalists via Yes! Magazine & Reader Supported News

Posted on 2014/01/11 by norma field

Umatilla, a town of 7,000 sprawled out on the plains overlooking the Columbia River, once hosted a U.S. Army chemical weapons depot, but the last of that stockpile was destroyed in 2011. Now, it’s the starting point for the megaloads, … Continue reading →

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Saugeen Ojibwe and U.S. Politicians Oppose Nuclear Waste Burial Near Lake Huron via Indian Country Today

Posted on 2013/12/12 by norma field

A controversial proposal to bury nuclear waste a half mile from Lake Huron’s shoreline in Ontario is proceeding over indigenous objections in a plan that has repercussions on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border. Opposition to the plan, which would … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Elders and Medicine Peoples Council Statement on Fukushima via Indigenous Action Media

Posted on 2013/11/20 by kojimaaiko

Please visit this link where you can sign to show your support and stand in solidarity with the Elders: www.caretakersofmotherearth.com View the original statement with signatures here (PDF): COUNCIL_FUKUSHIMA_STATEMENT_OCT_2013. Council Statement This statement reflects the wisdom of the Spiritual People … Continue reading →

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Prairie Island Indian Community to Feds: End Lockout of Nuclear Inspectors via Native News

Posted on 2013/10/12 by norma field

WELCH, MINNESOTA – The Prairie Island Indian Community’s five-member Tribal Council yesterday issued a letter to President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner, urging them to end the lockout of Federal nuclear inspectors and … Continue reading →

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Navajo Nation has plans to block access for uranium transport via AP

Posted on 2013/05/29 by norma field

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A uranium mining company seeking a mineral lease on state land in northern Arizona could have a hard time transporting the ore off-site because of the Navajo Nation’s objections to an industry that left a legacy of … Continue reading →

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