The Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia (Anawa) wants the Australian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review Lynas' procedures for its mining operations in Mt Weld.
In a statement today, Anawa said this was because changes to Lynas' procedures at the site have not gone through appropriate approvals as its current operations are based on approvals issued more than a decade ago.
Our role is mainly in research, political lobbying and publication of information that we believe the community needs in order to make informed decisions about uranium mining, nuclear power, weapons and waste.
We are not a 'special interest group.' We are the tip of the iceberg, representing the 70-80% of Western Australians who oppose uranium mining and waste dumping in Australia, particularly in our home state.
Green Ban on Rare Earth Exports to Malaysia
Target: Western Australian and Australian Federal politicians
Sponsored by: StopLynas.org
http://stoplynas.org - 3000 people have already signed the petition, the campaign is growing so we are moving to Care2 so we can reach our goal of 50,000 signatures
(Bernard, You signed on March 2, 2012.Your signature has been delivered to: Western Australian and Australian Federal politicians.)
Call on Australian politicians to place a BAN ON ALL RARE EARTH EXPORTS from Lynas Corporations Mount Weld operation to Gebeng, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Rare Earths are used in our iphones, laptops, flat screen TVs and wind turbines, but have you considered what the process involves to extract rare earths? Did you know there is potentially a radioactive fallout from rare earth processing?
Australian corporation Lynas wants to export rare earth from Fremantle, Western Australia to Gebeng, Kuantan in Malaysia to process the ore. But the proposed Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) has been imposed on local communities in Kuantan without their consent.
Touted as the largest rare earth refinery, the LAMP will use 720 tons of concentrated Hydrochloride Acid (sulphuric acid) per day and leave behind 28,000 tonnes of solid waste per year, enough to fill 126 olympic size swimming pools. A by-product of this waste is radioactive Thorium (Th) which is dangerous to human health.
There are approximately 700,000 people living within 30 km from the LAMP and it is located near coastal tourist resorts and an environmentally sensitive fishery area. Construction of the plant has begun in secrecy and ahead of proper environmental and waste management plan.
We are calling for Malaysian and Australian citizens, environmentalists, unionists, health professionals, business people and politicians to get behind the Stop Lynas! Campaign and stop Lynas Corporation from proceeding with their rare earth plant (Lynas Advanced Materials Plant-LAMP) in Gebeng, Kuantan.
"Malaysians are not against new, green technology that rare earth material supports. We just ask for these technology to be clean from cradle to grave, particularly when you are processing it in someone else's backyard."
WILL NAJIB SAY SORRY?
The Australian government had in April last year declared that it would not be taking back any wastes produced at the Gebeng plant, raising further suspicions over the company’s motive.
Najib said that they will send back the waste to Australia! Will Najib say SORRY for lying to the people of Kuantan, his home state?