uranium mining

16. November 2008 17:42 (Sidst opdateret 17. November 2008 06:29)
Protest meeting against uranium


Uranium mining in the Narsaq area faces stiff opposition from many area residents.

A citizens' meeting is being held on Monday in Narsaq to protest possible uranium mining in the nearby mountain region of Kvanefjeldet.

The meeting is arranged by NGO 'Earth Charter Narsaq' and called for more information on mining plans before the government decided whether to lift the existing national ban on uranium mining.

'People in Narsaq have the right to be heard and have requested more impartial and detailed information. But we haven't got it. People here feel cheated and at risk,' wrote ECN's Finn Lynge.

Parliament is holding a meeting Friday on the possibility of uranium mining in the Narsaq area.

'That's why we're holding our meeting - so we can express a clear "no" to uranium mining - a statement that will hopefully be heard by the politicians in Nuuk, wrote Lynge.