Tag Archives: uranium mining

Protect the Colorado Plateau from Uranium Poisoning via Grand Canyon Trust

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

Uranium mining and milling on the Colorado Plateau have left a toxic legacy. Today, you can help protect our communities, lands, and waters from toxic and radioactive uranium poisoning. Please raise your voice to protect the Grand Canyon and Colorado … Continue reading →

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Why the President Must Ban Grand Canyon Uranium Mining via Huffington Post

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

Mark Udall Former U.S. Senator from Colorado; Board member, Grand Canyon Trust   Throughout my career in the private sector and politics, I’ve seen people fight consensus and wage unwinnable battles. If there’s one piece of advice I’ve given my … Continue reading →

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Uranium-mine cleanup on Navajo Reservation could take 100 years via azcentral

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. — Twin plateaus of radioactive rock and dirt stand as monuments to the daunting and expensive cleanup ahead. The piles from two former uranium mines — Northeast Church Rock and Quivira — rose steadily on opposite sides … Continue reading →

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Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous via New York Times

Posted on 2016/09/02 by kojimaaiko

CAMERON, Ariz. — In the summer of 2010, a Navajo cattle rancher named Larry Gordy stumbled upon an abandoned uranium mine in the middle of his grazing land and figured he had better call in the feds. Engineers from the … Continue reading →

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Uranium Mining: Interview with Dr. Gordon Edwards. Part 1 via Atom Posten

Posted on 2016/07/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Anne:  Canada is and always has been one of the biggest producers and exporters of uranium in the world. Nevertheless, three of Canada’s ten provinces have outlawed uranium mining, and health professionals have played an important role in each case. … Continue reading →

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Denmark and Greenland confirm uranium agreements via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2016/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The governments of Denmark and Greenland have confirmed the signing of a series of agreements last month setting the framework for future cooperation on foreign, defence and security policy issues related to the mining and commercial export of uranium. On … Continue reading →

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Oakbay optimistic about future of uranium mining industry via Mining Weekly

Posted on 2015/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HARTBEESFONTEIN, North West (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed investment holding company Oakbay Resources & Energy is upbeat about the long-term prospects for the uranium industry. “It is estimated that uranium demand will grow to 266-million pounds a year by 2030, up from … Continue reading →

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Former Japanese Prime Minister visits Mirarr country to discuss shared nuclear concerns via Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation

Posted on 2014/08/27 by norma field

In October 2011 the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) confirmed the Fukushima nuclear crisis was directly fuelled by uranium from Australia. At the time Mirarr senior traditional owner Yvonne Margarula wrote to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon expressing … Continue reading →

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With uranium poisoning wells, Navajos must drive miles to get drinking water via AZCentral

Posted on 2014/08/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

But many who are constricted by circumstance still use contaminated supplies Uranium’s deadly flow The Navajo Nation estimates that 54,000 Navajos haul water from unregulated wells and stock ponds numbering in the low thousands. […] Twice a week, the Yazzies, … Continue reading →

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Jaduguda uranium mining area safe: UCIL via The Week

Posted on 2014/08/09 by norma field

Ranchi: State-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited on Thursday told the Jharkhand High Court that the UCIL’s mining area at Jaduguda is safe even as the court asked details of safety measures being taken by it. The Corporation made the … Continue reading →

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