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 Revived Water Forum - First Meeting
Written By: Mariette Liefferink | Published: April-14-2013 | Category: WATER The Federation for a Sustainable Environment in collaboration with Sun International and the Legacy Group Holdings hereby cordially invite you to the first meeting of the revived Water Forum, which is to be held at 10h00 on the 30th of April, 2013 at the Maslow Hotel, Corner of Grayston Drive and Rivonia Road, Sandton. Please confirm your attendan... |
Revived Water Forum - First MeetingMariette Liefferink April-14-2013 The Federation for a Sustainable Environment in collaboration with Sun International and the Legacy Group Holdings hereby cordially invite you to the first meeting of the revive... |
Water scarcity could increase ratings pressure on mining companiesWebsite Admin February-14-2013 Ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service on Thursday warned that environmental factors, such as water scarcity, could adversely impact on the ratings of global mining compa... |
Plea for Clean WaterWithout clean water, there is no dignity. And that’s why for Janet Love the acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis on the Witwatersrand’s goldfields centres on the preservation of human ... |
Environmental group threatens to sue authority if acid mine drainage not cleaned upThe Federation for a Sustainable Environment will sue the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) if it doesn't start cleaning up the acid mine drainage (AMD) poisoning the Witwaters... |
Government vs environmental group: the water war continuesEnvironmental group Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE) and the Department of Water Affairs continue to trade accusations in the media over the alleged pollution of majo... |
Acid mine plan underwhelmsWebsite Admin February-28-2011 Government's newly released report on acid mine drainage and the budget allocated to deal with it has had a lukewarm response from environmentalists. ... |
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Platmin "diverting attention from own unlawful actions"Written By: Website Admin | Published: February-02-2013 "The FSE interprets Platmin’s ungrounded and defamatory allegations against the FSE as an attempt to divert attention away from its own alleged unlawful actions," writes Mariette Liefferink, CEO of the Federation for a Sustainable Environment. In a public letter, Liefferink addr...  0 : Comments |
PRESS CLIPPINGS
Blou Skerpioene bekyk reuse-mynWritten By: Elise Templehoff | Published: February-12-2013 Die Blou Skerpioene het verlede week toegeslaan op Platmin, wat ‘n reuse-oopgroefmyn in ‘n beoogde erfenis-gebied op die voorstoep van die Pilanesberg-natuurreservaat bedryf. ... |
AFFILIATES NEWS
When mines break environmental lawsWritten By: Website Admin | Published: February-05-2013 While mines and mining operations can contribute to economic development and provide jobs, they can also bring about suffering for individuals and communities by causing damage to the land, water and air around them. Individuals and communities living with the negative impacts o... |
MINING / AMD
Joburg's acid mine drainage: Swapping sludge for saltWritten By: Website Admin | Published: March-17-2013 More than two years since government started to care about acid mine drainage, it has been working with key stakeholders to address the ugly sludge of an issue. The response, however, has only scratched the surface while creating other problems, such as putting the river syste... |
WATER NEWS
Revived Water Forum - First MeetingWritten By: Mariette Liefferink | Published: April-14-2013 The Federation for a Sustainable Environment in collaboration with Sun International and the Legacy Group Holdings hereby cordially invite you to the first meeting of the revived Water Forum, which is to be held at 10h00 on the 30th of April, 2013 at the Maslow Hotel, Corner o... |
LEGISLATION / POLITICS
WITS AMD AppealWritten By: Mariette Liefferink | Published: November-20-2012 The Federation for a Sustainable Environment has given notice of appeal to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. ... |
NUCLEAR / RADIATION
Can we trust our nuclear watchdogWritten By: Noseweek | Published: April-07-2013 The immediate case of the disaster at Fukushima may have been a natural once, but the offical report to Japan's parliament says the ultimate culprit was a weak regulation - a lesson South Africa cannot afforf to ignore. ... |
COMMENTS / PARTICIPATION
Wonderfonteinspruit - the unaddressed questionsNotwithstanding the establishment of the Wonderfonteinspruit Regulators Steering Committee on the 21st of December 2007 and admirable inten...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | FSE’s Preliminary Response to Platmin’s Note For InvestorsFSE’s Preliminary Response to Platmin’s Note For Investors For Information Posted On The Platmin’s Website On The 16 January 2013While cogni...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | Open Letter to PlatminThe FSE considers it its moral and social duty to respond to the statements made by Platmin to the news media, the relevant organs of state ...
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Tailings Storage FacilityIt has been noted, not without serious concern that the Project will result in: The loss of a wetlands system and that no mitigation meth...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | FSE Comments on National Environmental Health Policy"It is inferred from a reading of the Policy that mining waste and the health risks pertaining to mining waste, particularly gold and uraniu...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | FSE refutes African Nickel ResponseTHE FSE'S REFUTATION OF AFRICAN NICKEL'S (THE APPLICANT) RESPONSES PERTAINING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEM...
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RESEARCH / REPORTS
Crown Mine Art and Music College - the hazardsMariette Liefferink presented "Radiological Impacts, Health Risks and Hazards to Staff and Students of the Crown Mine Art and Music College...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | FSE Annual Report (2011)The Federation for a Sustainable Environment has published its annual report, detailing the many activities, recognition and advocacy of th...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | Mitigation measures at Uranium MinesUranium mining operations have high impacts on environment and society, and can lead to deterioration of health of workers and communities. ...
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Another AMD report, new and different findingsFollowing a request by two major banks, the Mine Water Research Group of the North-West University, conducted a desk-top study to assess how...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | Scientist reviews NNR ReportWonderfonteinspruit has resulted in contamination of parts of the region with mine spoil and tailings containing heavy metal, uranium and th...
0 : Comments | Tweet this article! | Proactive environmental activism to promote the remediation of mined land and acid mine drainage: a success story from the South African goldfieldsAbstract With more information on environmental research reports at the disposal of the general public, a new type of activism has been vis...
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JOURNALISTS / WRITERS
 Yolandi GroenewaldAfter working as an environmental and investigative reporter at the Mail & Guardian newspaper for almost 10 years, I decided to become my own boss at the end of |
 Elise TemplehoffElise Tempelhoff writes for "Beeld", and is known for well-researched articles. She ensures there are follow up stories - so important in environmental jo |
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 Centre for Environmental RightsThe Centre for Environmental Rights is a non-profit company and law clinic based in Cape Town. The Centre was established in October 2009 by eight civil society org |
 NoseweekNoseweek is South Africa's only investigative magazine and features irreverent, independent, inside information about business, the professions, politics and societ |
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Mining and Water
"Waste from gold mines constitutes the largest single source of waste and pollution in South Africa… Acid mine drainage may continue for many years after mines are closed and tailings dams decommissioned"
-Mariette Liefferink
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