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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Skouries Calling Out To Greece And All The World: #saveskouries

October 31, 2013

Originally posted on Hellenic Mining Watch:
9th November 2013 International Action Day Against Gold Mines in Halkidiki What is at Stake Halkidiki,…

Louisiana Coastal Erosion-Restoration Lawsuit Against Oil, Gas, and Pipeline Companies

October 31, 2013

New Orleans area (Gretna) “levee” (embankment) from the French Below are the main pages of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration lawsuit …

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Water, uranium, and – China?

October 31, 2013

Originally posted on Dakota Rural Action:
Day three of the South Dakota Water Management Board’s review of the proposed Dewey-Burdock Project. And…

Mining Violates Haiti’s Constitution

October 30, 2013

Mining violates the Haitian Constitution (1987), which clearly states in Title IX, Ch. II, Article 253 that “The Environment being …

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Water Rights, Day Two

October 30, 2013

Originally posted on Dakota Rural Action:
First, as a note, you can listen to the hearing recording here, and it will be…

Foreign State-Owned Companies to build UK’s “first-ever private sector nuclear power station”

October 29, 2013

Hinkley Point, photo by Richard Baker via Wikimedia “Rhodri Morgan: Beware the price promises of Hinkley Point nuclear station.  26 …

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Uranium, water, and the future of the Black Hills

October 29, 2013

Originally posted on Dakota Rural Action:
Today marks the beginning of the water permit hearings for the proposed Dewey-Burdock Project, Powertech’s proposed…

Haitian Human Rights Lawyer Unbowed by Death Threats: NYU Global Justice Clinic Calls for UN Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Haiti

October 28, 2013

[Our note:  Enold Florestal who filed the corruption complaint against Haiti’s Presidential family is STILL in jail. Judge Jean Serge …

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European Court rules against Greece over gold mine land sale

October 28, 2013

Originally posted on Hellenic Mining Watch:
ECJ’s ruling was described as a personal victory and vindication by Tolis Papageorgiou, who referred the…

Yeti, Yeetso and Yakuza:  Monsters, Deforestation and Selling our Birthright

October 27, 2013

We have long wondered how “Tree Hugger” is an insult.  We wonder how those people who think that Tree Hugger …

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INDIA: A public hearing in Tamnar against the public

October 25, 2013

Originally posted on Indigenous Issues in Asia:
SUVOJIT BAGCHI The HinduWomen rallying at Tapranga village in Tamnar block in Raigarh against a public…

Governor Bobby Jindal associate guilty of insider trading; both worked for consulting firm McKinsey & Co. in 1995

October 25, 2013

Originally posted on Louisiana Voice:
Gov. Piyush Jindal spent all of one year in the private sector during his meteoric career.…

Online story on Jindal Steel and Power plant in Chattisgarh

October 25, 2013

Originally posted on Online story on Jindal Steel and Power plant in Chattisgarh:
Ever since the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of the state of Madhya Pradesh in…

Purohit’s PIL Adds Twist to Coal-Gate Tale!

October 25, 2013

Originally posted on Chintan:
Mining is a messy affair, no matter where. Open caste mines are an eye sore. Nature…

The Ongoing Saga 5:  News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

October 24, 2013

This continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/the-ongoing-saga-6-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/ It is a continuation of: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/the-ongoing-saga-4-news-updates-tidbits-trivia/ Last post is on top; first post is on bottom. …

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$70,000 job monitoring state boards & commissions went to a director of Bobby Jindal’s re-election campaign committee; an example of the fox serving as gatekeeper to the henhouse?

October 24, 2013

Originally posted on Louisiana Voice:
For eight months, from Oct. 16, 2012, until June 28, Gov. Bobby Jindal had a director…

Aswell Uncovers Conduit Of Jindal Corruption

October 24, 2013

Originally posted on The Daily Kingfish:
Mr. Gold Standard, or should we say, simply fool’s gold. The State of Louisiana creates an…

Why Jindal Is So Reluctant To Make Big Oil Pay

October 24, 2013

Originally posted on The Daily Kingfish:
Mark Mosley over at The Lens NOLA writes a nice little summation of why Bobby Swindal…

Zebrowski book set for 2014 release takes hard look at LA. politics, oil money, environment, Wall Street speculators

October 24, 2013

Originally posted on Louisiana Voice:
If you think you’d like a novel about an industry that destroyed a state’s coastline and…

Oil Thicker Than Water

October 23, 2013

Originally posted on The Daily Kingfish:
Unless you’ve been asleep for the past several months, you’ve no doubt heard about the unfolding…

Gold mining projects – a danger to human rights, the rule of law and ecological integrity

October 23, 2013

Originally posted on Hellenic Mining Watch:
Source: Council of Europe – Parliamentary Assembly Parliamentary Assembly Doc. 13279 05 July 2013 Gold mining…

A few words about the Skouries area in Chalkidiki

October 23, 2013

Originally posted on Hellenic Mining Watch:
Source: eagainst.com …and the state’s ultimate abetment to the bosses’ plans Translation of the brochure by…

Environmental Threats In Louisiana as a Result of the Oil and Gas Industry

October 23, 2013

Originally posted on The Louisiana Sinkhole Bugle:
Leadership Meeting New Orleans, LA October 11, 2013 By Wilma Subra Subra Company Louisiana Environmental Action…

Building Keystone XL Pipeline Could Mean $100 Billion in Profits for the Koch Brothers, New Report Reveals: Democracy & the Environment In Danger

October 22, 2013

Free Report:  A Must Read For Those Concerned Not Only About Tar Sands And Pipelines But Also For Those Who …

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Part VI of the Senate Inquest Report on the Troubling Death of Judge Jean Serge Joseph: Final Conclusions & Recommendations

October 21, 2013

This is a continuation of our translation: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/part-v-of-the-senate-inquest-report-on-the-troubling-death-of-judge-jean-serge-joseph-i-just-had-a-drink-with-them/ . We are reposting their conclusions so that they may be seen …

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Mining interests trump local democracy in Greece

October 21, 2013

Originally posted on soshalkidiki:
From New Internationalist Magazine The birthplace of Aristotle is under threat from large-scale Canadian mining, but…

Russia Strengthens Its Grip On Uranium Supplies to Fuel Its Arctic Conquest: Rosatom Acquires Uranium One Mines in Kazakhstan, Australia, & the US

October 20, 2013

Yamal Nuclear Icebreaker, Photo by Wofratz via Wikimedia Subsequent to Russia’s state-owned Rosatom’s acquisition of Uranium One, uranium for fueling …

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Proposed Black Hills Uranium Mining and Treaty Violations

October 19, 2013

Almost two weeks ago on Monday October 7th, protests drew attention to failure by the UK and Canadian governments to …

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No Safe Dose of Ionizing Radiation: Oak Ridge Institute-US National Academy of Sciences (BEIR)

October 18, 2013

Workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory load uranium slugs into the X-10 Graphite Reactor’s concrete face.  By Ed Westcott, ca …

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We Are Not Fennec Foxes

October 16, 2013

Fennec Fox, photo by Tom Thai, via Wikimedia Fennec foxes are small foxes found in the Sahara of North Africa, …

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Your Move – if wishes were horses Greenpeace would be ACTIVELY opposing Nukiller

October 15, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Your Move – Nukiller Homes Greenpeace have ridden to the rescue – but not quite ridden…

The River Ribble – birthing the nuclear nightmare: 1st Installment of the Springfields Archive

October 15, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
River Ribble – Penwortham Mill Lancashire Evening Post – Children at Risk? Springfields Nuclear Plant The…

Wasdale Show says NO – Again

October 15, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Radiation Free Lakeland at Wasdale Show 2013 Radiation Free Lakeland at Wasdale Show 2013 – pg…

Why has the wettest place in England not got enough freshwater?

October 15, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Radiation Free Lakeland protested today outside the Lake District Still Waters Partnership meeting at the Hydro…

Part V of the Senate Inquest Report on the Troubling Death of Judge Jean Serge Joseph:  “I just had a drink with them”.

October 11, 2013

Continuation of: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/part-iv-of-the-senate-inquest-report-on-the-troubling-death-of-judge-jean-serge-joseph/ Highlight from Part IV: Judge Joseph’s worried wife inquired: “Do not tell me that after those people …

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Hupacasath First Nation Urgent Appeal

October 10, 2013

(Note that noon on 10 October in Sydney Australia, 2 am, 10 October, London is still 6 pm, 9 October, …

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The Ongoing Saga 4:  News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

October 7, 2013

NB: The latest updates will be on top, so that daily readers will not have to scroll-down. Time is UTC-GMT. …

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Paddington Bear’s home and Tropical Ice Cap about to be Shafted by Nukiller?

October 7, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Andean Bear by Marianne Birkby The home of Paddington Bear and the Quechua people is about…

World Heritage Status – Lord Clark

October 7, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Herdwick Wasdale Show 2012 Photos – Wasdale Show 2012 ….Come along and see us at the…

Find the Unicorn Tears – Wasdale Show Competition

October 7, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
John Barrow Unicorn-by Marianne Birkby Radiation Free Lakeland will be at Wasdale Show this Saturday. As…

Russia Takes On Greenpeace — and Stakes Its Claim to the Arctic

October 7, 2013

And the hearings begin

October 6, 2013

Originally posted on Dakota Rural Action:
I am currently sitting in the Sylvan Room at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel, the long-awaited…

Sellafield Unions and MPs have expressed Shock at new contracts ? Misdirected Shock??

October 5, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
ICE DRILL _ PERU http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2009/nov/25/monbiot-climate-leak-crisis-response The Independent is full of the shock being expressed at the…

Stop and Contain – Reprocessing at Sellafield is Insane

October 5, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Paddington Bear From Deepest Darkest Peru to the UK An open letter to Tim Farron.. Dear…

A Call for Pre-Olympic Boycott:

October 4, 2013

Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem (Rousseau): “I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude.” http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/i-prefer-dangerous-freedom-over-peaceful-slavery-quotation Christ …

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Nuclear Waste NOT MENTIONED in Lillyhall proposal.

October 2, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Flyer and Letter to Tim Farron MP – Radioactive Landfill x 2 Please print out the…

High Level Wastes, Japan and Derailed Trains

October 2, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Nuclear Ship Protests http://www.innuserv.com/2011/08/japanese-highly-active-waste-return-underway-2/ The news that a train had derailed near Barrow Station on tuesday…

China Eyes Up Sellafield – while scrapping nuclear plans at home

October 2, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/07/235667.html Imagine a world where the repressed Chinese people are marching in the streets opposing nuclear…

Geological Dumping – CONsultation Boycott

October 2, 2013

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
IS THE LAKE DISTRICT REALLY THE BEST PLACE TO TURN INTO A RADIOACTIVE WASTELAND Geological Dumping…

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