Lakes Against Nuclear Dump in Whitehaven On Friday 30th July, Lakes Against Nuclear Dump, a Radiation Free Lakeland campaign, went along to the nuclear waste “drop in” at Whitehaven. We went to show resistance to the to the latest and even more ruthless Governmental push for “Delivery of a Geological Disposal Facility”. Dressed up in …
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The following letter has been sent to Thursby Parish Hall who are hosting the first of the "drop in" sessions by the self selected Allerdale Working Group. The Allerdale Working Group are working towards Implementation of a Deep Nuclear Dump under Cumbria. Ironically Thursby Village Hall was in the news last year as locals were …
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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com MILITARY NUCLEAR WASTE INCLUDING PLUTONIUM WINGING ITS WAY TO SELLAFIELD THROUGH TOWNS AND VILLAGES. Highly Active Radioactive Waste is either on its way or already arrived from the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston to Sellafield in Cumbria. The Ministry of Defence and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority who are under the …
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Isle of Man Newspapers reporter Adrian Darbyshire wins this original cartoon. Today Radio 5 Live reported on the coal mine- they did ask for Radiation Free Lakeland's thoughts but decided they didn't want them after all. The BBC 5 Live reporting was confined to climate impacts, steel and jobs, important, but this narrow reporting contains …
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This article was first published on our Lakes Against Nuclear Dump website Coal Mine Public Inquiry - Will It Include Nuclear Impacts Or Will Media, NGOs and Govnt Continue to Use Climate as a Weapon of Mass Distraction ? Does the Government Give Two Hoots About Accusations of Climate Hypocrisy When It Has Bigger Fish …
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There is a letter in yesterday's Whitehaven News from a Copeland Borough Council councillor which asks the Question: "I WONDER how many people would continue to support the proposed coal mine if it turned out that the main reason for such a venture was to create a Geological Disposal Facility for high level nuclear waste? …
Letter sent today to MP Tim Farron from Radiation Free Lakeland first published on our dedicated campaign website Lakes Against Nuclear Dump Dear Tim, West Cumbria Mining is in Bed with BEIS (Dept of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) BEIS are Responsible for the "Delivery of a Geological Disposal Facility in the UK" . BEIS …
'Drink Me" coasters from our 2008 - 2013 campaign which saw Cumbria County Council veto the "Managing Radioactive Wastes Safely" "Steps Towards Geological Disposal". Now there is a new plan - less steps more frogmarch! Radiation Free Lakeland have launched a new website and campaign "Lakes Against Nuclear Dump (LAND)" which features a virtual exhibition …
Irton Hall (image from Wikipedia) IRTON HALL is described as the "Lake District's Hidden Jewel". But the "Lake District" has been ruled out of GDF plans hasn't it? Well yes but there is a false red line. It is only the National Park Authority who do not recognise the Lake District beyond their faux red …
PRESS NOTICE SENT OUT YESTERDAY to local and national press.... nada response so far from follow up phone calls 10 and 20 mile radius from Ghyll Scuar Quarry, The Hill, Millom. This quarry is being considered by Radioactive Waste Management for above surface GDF nuclear sprawl, nuclear police with armour piercing weapons, nuclear licensed site, …
