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A Fight in Colorado Over Uranium Mines
2013-04-17 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Dolores River bends through southwestern Colorado like a gooseneck, shaded by red rock canyons that leave those who pass through here breathless. Hidden from the riverbanks, behind cottonwoods and mule deer tracks, are different, artificial formations. Off a nearby road, an aging tower marks the property of the Burros Mine, partly owned by State Representative Don Coram. Heaps of rocks tinged with the greenish hue of uranium are visible. Abandoned mining equipment lies strewn about. A darkened...
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Erin Brockovich of Uranium Exposes the Toxic Legacy of Nuclear Power
2013-03-10 23:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The world premiere of Hot Water, a new documentary exposing the long-term devastation wrought by uranium mining and the nuclear industry, will launch the 21st annual Environmental Film Festival in Washington D.C. The film follows the investigative journey of Liz Rogers, the Erin Brockovich of Uranium, as she travels around the nation examining the legacy of uranium mining, atomic testing and the creeping danger of contaminated waste in the drinking water of 38 million people. Rogers and her...
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Iran discovers more uranium ore and chooses sites for new nuclear plants
2013-02-23 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Iran has announced the discovery of new deposits of raw uranium to feed its nuclear programme and has identified sites for 16 more nuclear power stations, just days before talks with Western powers over its disputed atomic programme. The Iran Atomic Energy Organisation report cited by the state news agency, IRNA, on Saturday said the deposits had been found in "southern coastal areas" and had trebled the amount outlined in previous estimates. There was no independent confirmation but Western...