#nuclearcolonialism — Public Fediverse posts

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#Uranium Ore Truck Collision Endangered #Navajos near #Shonto on #NavajoNation

May 11, 2026, via @bsnorrell.blogspot.com

"A uranium ore haul truck traveling from a uranium mine in the Havasupai's homeland in the Grand Canyon, to a mill site in the White Mesa Ute's community in Utah, was struck by a vehicle, which exposes the danger from the #radioactive haul trucks covered only with tarps. The trucks travel from #EnergyFuels #PinyonPlain #UraniumMine in the #GrandCanyon, from #Havasupai ancestral land, through #Flagstaff, and across #Navajo and #Hopi lands before reaching Energy Fuels mill site on Ute ancestral land in #Utah." -- Censored News

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/05/uranium-ore-truck-collision-endangered.html

#USPol #NativeAmericanNews #PinyonPlainUraniumMine #NoUraniumMining #UraniumMilling #NuclearColonialism #TheLongFight #WhiteMesa #Ute #WhiteMesaUte #UraniumMilling #ProtectWhiteMesa #BlandingUtah #BluffUtah #EnvironmentalActivism
#PinyonPlain #IndigenousRights
#NoUranium #ProtectTheSacred
#WhiteMesaUte #WhiteMesaMill #WhiteMesaUraniumMill
#WaterIsLife #DontNukeTheFuture
#NoUraniumMining #NukingTheUte
#UteNation #NoNukes #FourCornersToFukushima #MotherEarth #ProtectMotherEarth
#DefendTheSacred #Environment
#EnvironmentalRacism

2025 #UraniumFilmFestival - The Long Fight

USA, 2025, Directed, shot and edited by Ella Warnick, English, 17 min.

"In southeastern Utah, just a few miles upstream of the White Mesa Ute Mountain Ute Tribal reservation, sits the last operating uranium mill in the United States. The Long Fight tells the story of one family's decades-long resistance to the mill and its toxic reign over their ancestral homeland."

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaWVirPquKk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ellawarnick.com%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ellawarnick.com&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ

FMI:
https://www.ellawarnick.com/documentary

#NuclearColonialism #TheLongFight #WhiteMesa #Ute #WhiteMesaUte #UraniumMilling #ProtectWhiteMesa #BlandingUtah #BluffUtah #EnvironmentalActivism
#PinyonPlain #IndigenousRights
#NoUranium #ProtectTheSacred
#WhiteMesaUte #WhiteMesaMill #WhiteMesaUraniumMill
#WaterIsLife #DontNukeTheFuture
#NoUraniumMining #NukingTheUte
#UteNation #NoNukes #FourCornersToFukushima #MotherEarth #ProtectMotherEarth
#DefendTheSacred #Environment
#EnvironmentalRacism #InternationalUraniumFilmFestival

#FirstNations chiefs shouldn’t be duped by the ‘nuclear-is-green” deception

by William Eric Altvater, 6 February 2025

"Some #FirstNation Chiefs are victims of shenanigans, not unlike the swindle behind the purchase of Manhattan. The federal government needs the support of #IndigenousPeoples to expand #NuclearPower generation capacity in #Canada.

For millennia, the cornerstones of the Indigenous people that inhabit Turtle Island, now known as North America, held all that is essential to life, in reverence. Every decision considered the next 7 generations. These cornerstones are crumbling.

Newcomers, armed with the Colonizing tool, “The Doctrine of Discovery” and their mentality of superiority, invaded the land of those they called “Savages,” almost totally exterminating Skicinuwok, People of The Earth.

Determined to bestow Christianity and civility to this wild untamed population, old growth forests were cut, rivers and streams were dammed to power sawmills, roads and railroads were built, bridges erected. All to create an infrastructure for capitalism, a system to make a profit, that morphed into greed, a word of foreign root. This unbridled desire for progress has ruined what was once called Paradise.

Now most water is not fit to drink, clean air is scarce, deforestation is rampant, biodiversity loss out of control, plants genetically modified, food manufactured with unpronounceable chemicals, caged fish starved of oxygen while being fed chicken feathers and pig parts, cancer cases in the millions, the list goes on.

As the population increased over this continent the available sources for power generation have not been able to satisfy the insatiable desires of the “bigger, better, faster, more is never enough” mentality. Some have finally acknowledged the fact that fossil fuels are not the golden egg they were once deemed to be.

So-called “Green Energy” is required to slow the blind drive to extinction of man; man, who is considered by some to be the most intelligent creature to ever roam Earth. Unfortunately, the lure of riches and the corruption of self-serving purposes have led man to stray from practices that nurture everything required to sustain life on this tiny blue marble floating through the universe.

Nuclear power is now being touted as being “Green.” It is not. Big money corporations are lobbying legislators to convince them and the public that it is. They are also lobbying to convince the public that they should foot the bill in the form of taxes and rate hikes, for a process that pollutes from the day it starts. Water is life. As soon as uranium is mined from the earth it begins to contaminate the water in surrounding aquifers.

When the uranium is processed sufficiently, it is used as fuel for reactors where it generates heat while delivering electricity, not just for essential needs, but also for many things once considered luxuries. This fission generated heat is then dumped into nearby waters where it kills thousands, if not millions of small beings that form the basis of life itself.

After this radioactive fuel is depleted, it is stored in various containers where it will stay radioactive for eons. Indigenous Grandmothers have labelled it “Forever Dangerous.”

The power generated during the fission process benefits only those who exist today as the process occurs, not those born tomorrow or next week or next month. All the radioactive waste and the inherent danger it creates is left to future generations, kicking the can down the road.

What better place to dump this waste than in an area with a population that has witnessed Newcomers enrich themselves for hundreds of years? Yes, what better place than a population that has been targeted for assimilation, suffered theft of lands, witnessed the taking of naturally bestowed rights? A population that has been subjected to racial Indian Act legislation essentially stripping away all that sustained this population for thousands of years.

Yes, let us give the Indians some more shiny beads and trinkets so that they willingly agree to care for our radioactive garbage. How do we do this? Let’s talk to the Chief and Council. Let’s wine and dine them. Let’s give them some money, take them to dinner, buy some drinks and make them feel all festive and most of all make them think we are looking out for their best interests. Some Chiefs have taken the bait.

Egregious as it may be, this is exactly what is happening in some Indigenous communities contrary to the will of the majority. Elected Chiefs are continuing the deception as they are blinded and professing the “Nuclear is Green” mantra. They have lost connection with the Spirit of Ancestors and traditional values. They need to have a serious introspection and realize that looking forward, we need only look back at what has sustained us to this point in time. We need not do any more than that."

Eric lives in #Peskotomuhkati Nation territory in Maine and stands shoulder to shoulder with his Peskotomuhkati relations in #NewBrunswick in the struggle to achieve Canadian Government recognition.

https://www.wabanakireach.org/first_nations_chiefs_shouldn_t_be_duped_by_the_nuclear_is_green_deception_by_william_altvater

#NoNukes #NoNuclearDumping #NuclearColonialism #NuclearIsNotGreen #UraniumMining #RadioactiveWaste

#FirstVoicesRadio Host #TiokasinGhosthorse, Cheyenne River #Lakota, Welcomes #LeonaMorgan, #Diné, '#HaulNo!'

By First Voices Radio, March 9, 2025

Kingston, NY: "This week’s program was inspired by 'Flagstaff ‘NO!’ To Radioactive Trucks', an article by our friend #BrendaNorrell in #CensoredNews on February 10, 2025. Returning guest Leona Morgan (Diné) is an #Indigenous organizer who has been fighting #NuclearColonialism since 2007. She is a cofounder of Haul No!, a campaign to stop a #UraniumMine near the #GrandCanyon and transport thru #NavajoNation. Recently, Leona helped to halt #Holtec in #NewMexico. Leona is also pursuing a Master of Community and Regional Planning at the University of
New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/03/first-voices-radio-tiokasins-guest-is.html

'Flagstaff ‘NO!’ To Radioactive Trucks', February 10, 2025: https://bit.ly/3F8Tzb5.

For more information, visit these websites: https://haulno.com/, https://www.genderandradiation.org/
and https://radioactivewastecoalition.org
#HaulNo #NoMoreFukushimas #NoMoreChernobyls #FourCornersToFukushima #NoNukes #NuclearWeapons #NuclearWaste #FukushimaIsntOver #RethinkNotRestart #WaterIsLife #StopNucléaire #Nucléaire #EnergiesRenouvelables #AntiAtom #NoNukes #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree #AtomkraftNeinDanke #PinyonPlain #WhiteMesaMill #NoUraniumMining #DefendTheSacred #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #ShutDownPinyonPlain #NoMiningWithoutConsent
#ReaderSupportedNews #DontNukeTheGrandCanyon #DontNukeThePlanet #WeAreTheFuture
#UteNation

#HaulNo! and #Dine activists deserve #BadassActivist awards! They faced possible #ICE harassment and #Uranium exposure today while protesting uranium transportation!!!

CALL TO ACTION:

"We want to encourage VISIBILITY!
This can be done through autonomous actions:
• Posting signs up
• Putting up banners (along side the haul route)
• Voicing your concerns with your council delegates & chapters

Please stay safe and practice safety measures to protect yourself.

SAFETY:

"We do not encourage standing along the haul route due to safety risks such as possible exposure to radiation and high traffic activity.

"We encourage wearing masks (such as KN95s, N95s) in all areas contaminated by uranium and places of possible exposure.

"For folks protesting, we encourage everyone to know your rights and read available 'Know Your Rights' information, such as by ACLU and other legal resources."

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/02/radioactive-uranium-trucks-will-travel.html
#WhiteMesaUte #EnergyFuels #HaulNo #BuuNygren #IndigenousAction #IndigenousResistance #PinyonPlain #NuclearColonialism #ReaderSupportedNews #Dine #RestInPowerKleeBenally #NoUraniumTransport #DefendTheSacred #ProtectTheSacred #UraniumMine #NoNukes #NuclearFreeWorld #NoNuclear #NoWar #NuclearWaste #NoMoreTransportationOfUranium
#NoNuclearWeapons #NoNuclearPowerPlants #NoUraniumMining #UteNation #NoUraniumMining #Navajo #Havasupai #GrandCanyon #NuclearWeapons #InformedConsent
#EnvironmentalRacism #WaterIsLife

#NuclearRevival? #Diné #Activist Warns Against New #UraniumMining as #AI, #Bitcoin Energy Needs Soar

#DemocracyNow
November 19, 2024

"The search for an energy alternative to #FossilFuels has renewed interest in #NuclearPower production across the globe. Despite nuclear boosters’ promotion of the energy source, Tim Judson of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service [#NIRS] calls #NuclearPower an 'elaborate #greenwashing scheme.' Nuclear is 'not carbon-free,' says Diné organizer #LeonaMorgan, who highlights the fuel costs and #EnvironmentalContamination — particularly within and around #IndigenousCommunities in the #SouthwestUnitedStates — of the #UraniumMining required to produce nuclear power. Because the carbon costs before and after nuclear generation are not factored into energy calculations, says Morgan, 'it’s really not going to solve the #EnergyCrisis.'"

Watch / listen / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19/cop29_nuclear_greenwashing

#NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #NuclearNotCarbonFree
#ViewerSupportedNews #BigTech #Corporatocracy
#CorporateColonialism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoUraniumMining #HaulNo #UraniumMills #WaterIsLife
#AirIsLife #NoNewNukes #NoNuclearWeapons #NuclearColonialism #EnvironmentalRacism
#NativeAmericanActivists #DinéActivists

[Thread] The next installment from #KleeBenally 's book, #NoSpiritualSurrender

“The devastation of #NuclearColonialism, which permanently destroys #Indigenous communities throughout the world, is outright ignored by some of the most devout #ClimateJustice advocates. They claim #NuclearEnergy production is also a #GreenSolution to the #ClimateCrisis. More than 15,000 abandoned #UraniumMines are located within the so-called US, mostly in and around Indigenous communities, permanently poisoning #SacredLands and waters with little to no action being taken to clean up their deadly toxic legacy. There are currently 93 operating #NuclearReactors in the so-called US that supply 20% of the country’s electricity. There are 60,000 tons of #HighlyRadioactive spent waste store in concrete dams at #NuclearPowerPlants throughout the country with the waste increasing at a rate of 2,000 tons per year.

“In 1987 the ‘US’ Congress initiated a controversial project to transport and store almost all of the US’s #ToxicWaste at #YuccaMountain located about 100 miles northwest of so-called #LasVegas, #Nevada. Yucca Mountan has been held holy to the #Paiute and #WesternShoshone Nations since time immemorial. In January 2010 the #ObamaAdminstration approved a $54 billion taxpayer loan in a guarantee program for new nuclear reactor construction, three times what Bush previously promised in 2005. In April 2022, the #BidenAdministration government bailout to ‘rescue’ nuclear power plants at risk for closing. A #Colonial government representative stated, ‘US nuclear power contributes more than half of our #CarbonFree electricity, and President Biden is committed to keeping these plants active to reach our #CleanEnergy goals.’

“They, along with Climate Justice activiists, cite nuclear energy as necessary to combat #GlobalWarming, all while ignoring the devastating percent impacts #IndigenousPeoples have faced. There is nothing clean about energy produced from nuclear colonialism. From its weapons (including #DepletedUranium) to its #Mining and its waste; Indigenous bodies, lands, and waters continue to be sacrificed to heat water with radioactive materials which creates steam that moves generators to change batteries made from #Lithium extracted from other Indigenous sacred lands so #Teslas can mo you forward into a ‘just’ climate future.

“A green economy sustains and advances colonial progress, which means mitigated selective and ongoing destruction of #MotherEarth.”

Pages 139-140

#IndigenousAnarchy
#Ecosystem #HaulNo #DefendTheSacred
#CorporateColonialism #NoDAPL #CriminalizingDissent #WaterIsLife #ClimateDefenders #NoCopperMiningWithoutConsent #NoLithiumMining #CorporateColonialism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #LithiumMining #CopperMining #Greenwashng #NuclearWeapons #RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #StopCanyonMine