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Religious protest against exploitation of indigenous land

Quaker Indian Committee disavows Doctrine of Discovery, affirms Declaration Indian Country Today By Gale Courey Toensing  Dec 17, 2009 PHILADELPHIA – Inspired by the actions of the Episcopal Church, a Quaker group has disavowed the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and voiced its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Continue reading

December 23, 2009 Posted by | indigenous issues, Religion and ethics, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Canadian govt carefully tweaks nuclear information

Nuclear safety HARPER BIZARRO (Canada) December 22, 2009 …On January 15, 2008 – in the dead of the night – Stephen Harper and Gary Lunn fired Canada’s world-respected nuclear regulator, Linda Keen.

They then appointed a career bureaucrat to head up the Nuclear Safety Commission. They wanted to silence the regulatory arm of Canada’s nuclear industry. They have succeeded, apparently. Continue reading

December 23, 2009 Posted by | Canada, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Unique problem in managing depleted uranium wastes

At issue is the unique composition of depleted uraniumm — a byproduct of the process that enriches uranium, in this case from weapons production — that results in the material becoming more radioactive over time.

Weather slows unloading of depleted uranium at EnergySolution By Arthur RaymondDeseret News , Dec. 22, 2009 Continue reading

December 23, 2009 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Colorado residents’ anxiety over uranium mining and water

Residents voice uranium project concerns Speakers at Nunn meeting share opinions about proposed uranium mine and pump test BY BOBBY MAGILL coloradoan.com  December 22, 2009 NUNN – Standing before a crowd of more than 100 people Monday night, Fort Collins resident Diane Marschke said she doesn’t think it matters if Powertech USA’s proposed Centennial Project uranium mine pollutes the water. “When people hear there’s a uranium mine 10 miles away, they aren’t going to come here,” she said. Marschke and about 15 others confronted U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency officials at the Nunn Community Center with their opinions about a proposed water pump test that will tell Powertech if its in situ leaching method of uranium mining is viable in the area.

Residents voice uranium project concerns | coloradoan.com | The Coloradoan

December 23, 2009 Posted by | politics, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Kyoto Protocol defined nuclear energy as neither clean nor renewable

Copenhagen, nuclear power, and the Clean Development Mechanism Nuclear Reaction, by Justin, 18 Dec 09

“……..For those who don’t know it,the Clean Development Mechanism  the CDM is a system set up under the Kyoto Protocol which allows industrialised countries committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to earn carbon credits by investing in low-carbon projects in developing countries rather than building more expensive projects in their own countries.

Nuclear energy was specifically excluded from the CDM at the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change conference in 2001. Continue reading

December 18, 2009 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Indigenous stand against nuclear, at Copenhagen

Indigenous Peoples in Copenhagen: Ruling out the Nuclear Option — Neither Clean nor Green Nuclear Reaction  15 Dec 09 COPENHAGENRemembering the words of Chief Seattle, Indigenous Peoples and people of color at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen sent a message to the world to rule out nuclear energy, which is neither clean nor green. Continue reading

December 16, 2009 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change, indigenous issues | , , , , | Leave a comment

US army will continue to use depleted uranium, despite health dangers to troops

Army Again Turns to Depleted Uranium for New Weaponry Wired  By David Hambling  December 15, 2009 “………….Now, the U.S. Army is upgrading to a new 120mm Advanced Kinetic Energy round, and about the only thing we know for sure is that it will be made of DU. The generation after that… may be an improved version of DU called Stakalloy…………. Continue reading

December 16, 2009 Posted by | USA, weapons and war | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Utah doesn’t want depleted uranium wastes

Utah gov to DOE: Halt depleted uranium shipment By BROCK VERGAKIS (AP) 16 Dec 09 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert sent Energy Secretary Steven Chu a letter Tuesday asking him to halt the shipment of nearly 15,000 drums of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina for disposal in Utah.Herbert’s letter was released hours before the DOE was scheduled to begin the first of three shipments from the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C………… Continue reading

December 16, 2009 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Canadian uranium mill suspended indefinitely

Denison to suspend McClean uranium mill next year To put mill on “care and maintenance” TORONTO, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Denison Mines (DML.TO) said on Tuesday it will suspend the McClean Lake uranium processing mill in mid-2010, following the halting of nearby uranium projects that were destined to supply it with ore…………. The company said the mill will retain staff to maintain it and keep it ready to restart if one of the projects comes on line.

December 16, 2009 Posted by | business and costs, Canada | , , | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium – see online film

The Doctor, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children  Top Documentary Films  15 Dec 09 An award winning documentary film produced for German television by Freider Wagner and Valentin Thurn.The film exposes the use and impact of radioactive weapons during the current war against Iraq. The story is told by citizens of many nations.

It opens with comments by two British veterans, Kenny Duncan and Jenny Moore, describing their exposure to radioactive, so-called depleted uranium (DU), weapons and the congenital abnormalities of their children.

Dr. Siegwart-Horst Gunther, a former colleague of Albert Schweitzer, and Tedd Weyman of the Uranium Medical Research Center (UMRC) traveled to Iraq, from Germany and Canada respectively, to assess uranium contamination in Iraq.

The Doctor, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children | Watch Free Documentary Online

December 15, 2009 Posted by | health, Iraq | , , , , | Leave a comment

KYRGYZSTAN highly polluted by uranium tailings

KYRGYZSTAN: Mailuu-Suu ranked third in the list of world’s worst polluted places URANIUM TAILINGS 8 Dec 09  URANIUM.KG Mailuu-Suu in Kyrgyzstan ranked third in the list of the world’s worst polluted places according to the report issued by the New-York-based of Blacksmith Institute for 2009.This list, which is compiled annually, is formed from 1100 geographical spots, where state of environment causes serious concern Continue reading

December 15, 2009 Posted by | environment, Kyrgyzstan | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Residents back their doctors in anti-uranium stand

Sept-Iles residents maintain pressure on Quebec to halt uranium mining The Canadian Press By Jessica Murphy (CP) –14 Dec 09 MONTREAL — Sept-Iles residents continue to pressure Quebec to slap a moratorium on uranium exploration in the province, Continue reading

December 15, 2009 Posted by | Canada, politics | , , , , | Leave a comment

Uranium industry banking on Copenhagen

Oil, uranium to ride global warming policy wave * Robin Bromby,  The Australian * December 14, 2009 “………….the thing that sticks in the mind about the chatfest in Denmark is a report from nearby Brussels that predicts the climate meeting will lead to oil hitting more than $US160 a barrel next year and uranium heading for a new high.……….The bank also says uranium will benefit from Copenhagen. More nuclear plants will be built in the fight to reduce carbon emissions

Oil, uranium to ride global warming policy wave | The Australian

December 14, 2009 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change | , , , , | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium -a pending disaster

Vital Truths and Information Clearing House: Excerpts from Depleted Uranium – Far Worse Than 9/11 not anotherconspiracy.com 12 Dec 09 Depleted Uranium Dust – Public Health Disaster For The People Of Iraq and Afghanistan, Bosnia and Serbia and the Military in the Regions.by Doug Westerman and other sourcesIn 1979, depleted uranium (DU) particles escaped from the National Lead Industries factory near Albany, N.Y., Continue reading

December 11, 2009 Posted by | environment, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Uranium corruption in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan to take former uranium boss to court over thef tKazakh prosecutors have filed a criminal court case against the former uranium boss Dzhakishev over corruption, they said World Bulletin 10 December 2009.……………Charges of illegally selling uranium deposits that had previously caused concerns among foreign investors have not been included in the case and will be investigated separately, the Kazakh Prosecutor General’s office said.

Kazakhstan to take former uranium boss to court over theft [ WORLD BULLETIN- TURKEY NEWS, WORLD NEWS ]

December 11, 2009 Posted by | Kazakhstan, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , | Leave a comment