Sydney: Eviction notice served to rare earths miner Lynas

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:44:17 +0000

Senator Rhiannon said: “The Stop Lynas campaign is an inspiring show of support for a community that have very real reasons to be worried about the enormous destruction this Lynas plant will create. The Greens will continue to support this campaign. Rare earths mined in Australia should be processed here and the waste managed here.”

An ‘eviction notice’ signed by 1.2 million Malaysian people was delivered to Lynas corporate headquarters in Sydney by activist Natalie Lowrey and…

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Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:24:18 +0000

Critics of the plant claim it will generate 28,000 tons (the equivalent of 126 Olympic-sized swimming pools) of solid waste containing radioactive by-products annually. Most controversial in the waste cocktail is thorium, a mildly radioactive element that is toxic in large doses and easily spread through wind and water. Exposure to thorium is tied to increased risk of cancer. Although the sprawling plant is located on the Gebeng industrial estate, about 30,000 people live within a 2km radius and 700, 000 reside within 25 km of the refinery.

Arrests at Malaysian Rare Earths Refinery Protests

Locals and activists fear the refinery, operated by an Australian company, will generate radioactive waste.

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