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To-morrow is the
Here in Melbourne, Australia,
a banner drop is planned.
Photos expected after event to-morrow.
Here is the photo. Please click to enlarge.
It refers to the mining of uranium at
Roxby Downs in South Australia.
Approval of this mine will mean
the largest open cut mine in the world.
"If approved this mine will be the largest open cut mine in the world.
One million tonnes of rock will be removed every day for four years,
just to access the ore body and start producing revenue.
The mine will pump through an additional 120 million litres of water per day
and potentially increase the burden on South Australia's electricity supply by up to 25%,
boosting the state's total green house gas emissions by 10-12%"
said Senator Scott Ludlam of The Greens.
What I would like to do with this post is
make this post a
Roll of Dishonour for Open-Pit Mining
To contribute, please forward
NAME, INFORMATION, PICTURE
AND COMPANY INFORMATION
AND A USEFUL LINK OR TWO
TO
misseaglesnetwork(at)gmail(dot)com
I am starting this off with two examples
whose fate and life I follow closely:
Lake Cowal, New South Wales
More pictures here
near Borroloola, Northern Territory
Further reading:
Bangladesh PM Hasina asked to fulfil her pledge against open-pit mining
Creative planning for global day of action to stop open-pit mining
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