Stop the expansion of Olympic Dam uranium mine

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We, the undersigned, ask the Australian Government and Environment Minister the Honourable Peter Garrett to halt the expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia.

We hold that the risks to human health, safety, the environment and future generations are too great. The mine will add to the already massive radioactive and toxic tailings and waste, inject acid and toxic chemicals into the water table thereby risking our water supply and endangering the mound springs held sacred by the local Arabunna and Barngala peoples. The destination of the uranium mined is in no way assured. We cannot guarantee that Australian uranium will not end up in nuclear weapons.

Indeed the only guarantee we can have is that this mine and it's products will generate intractable, dangerous radioactive waste which there is no safe method of storage.

The small profit to be made by a private corporation by mining this uranium does not outweigh the risk to the public good.

515 Signatures

  • Kim Stewart
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    • Uranium is another dinosaur industry that has had it's day. Leave it in the ground.
  • Joshua Wood
  • Jessie Wells
  • Eleanor Smith
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  • Emma Brindal
  • Ko Oishi
    • Comments
    • Knowledge is Power....
  • Jacob Jensen
  • Franklin Bruinstroop
  • Andrew Waterfall
  • Kathryn Devine
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    • We've been given assurances in the past that extremely poisonous substances can be contained. With this current 'out of sight, out of mind' mentality of dealing with radioactive waste by pumping it back underground, how can any one person rationally say that these uranium tailings, the most poisonous of all, are safe and won't leak into and contaminate surrounding water supplies and much more. Crazy!
  • max heers
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    • invest in a renewable future now!
  • Lydia
  • Li z Shield
    • Comments
    • Leave uranium in the ground!
  • anne goddard
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    • Head the words of Aboriginal Elders "The poison, Leave it!"
  • Irene Doutney
  • Trisha Anderson
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    • Please stop this! We only have ONE PLANET!
  • Joh
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  • Sarah Sasser
  • Kristen Herrington
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    • enough, please, with raping the land for greed...
  • melissa j mcdaniel
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  • Alexande McCarthy
  • Peter Bright
    • Comments
    • Utilise solar energy - it is abundant
  • Michelle Hazell
  • Karen
  • Lynette Dumble
    • Comments
    • An ongoing genocide for the "First Australians"
  • Benny Zable
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    • The Kookatha and Arabanna Aboriginal Communities have strongly campaigned against the development of the Olympic Dam uranium mine since they and us protesters were brutally dealt with by the government authorities. If the Rudd Government continues with this ongoing environmental and health abuse of aboriginal people and country, you will SEE us continued in ongoing civil disobedient protesting on your door steps untill you are defeated at the next Federal elections.
  • John Hill
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    • How about putting the money earmarked for this dam into providing affordable altenative energy sources?
  • Daryll Bellingham
  • Maureen Daly
  • Greg Hopwood
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    • There is no economic argument favourable to nuclear power anywhere on Earth. Uranium mining for nuclear power is a fallacial industry existing to manufacture nuclear weapons. Any official advocating or sanctioning uranium mining is a supporter of nuclear war.
  • louise jonker
  • Dr Jocelynne A. Scutt
  • Justin Bell
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    • Thanks
  • susan pomroy
  • Scott Goddard
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    • Nuclear is not safe... give me a safe future
  • Natalie Goddard
  • Neil Cotter
  • Chris Maltby
  • courtney berry
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    • How disgustingly arrogant is our generation to condemn future generations to the risks of uranium mining, transportation, use, disposal and fraught with diabolical risky waste management for almost an eternity
  • Robin Chambers
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    • NSW
  • Mira Wroblewski
  • Janet Marsh
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    • To mine uranium is to kill, kill & continue killing, It should be illegal, leave uranium in the ground.
  • Anja Schiller
  • Peter Cummins
  • Jennie Diep
  • Deborah Dix
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    • NO TO URANIUM MINING, NO TO NUKE PLANTS
  • You are idiots
  • Krista Elvey
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    • Uranium mining is an environmental and social tragedy, and defies the meaning of ethical business practice.
  • Brian Rasche
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    • Orlando, FL USA
  • Mark Lofley
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    • Lets hope good sense prevails over the greed of multi-national companies who tend to be more like enviromental terrorists for the big bucks.