Jillian Marsh
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Jillian Marsh was raised in the coal-mining town of Leigh Creek, in South Australia
’s Flinders Ranges
, and she has had a long interest in mining issues and indigenous communities. In 1998 Marsh received the prestigious Jill Hudson Environmental Award for her work in educating people living near the Beverly Uranium Mine about the toxic dangers of uranium mining
. In 2004 Marsh won a Doctoral candidacy at Adelaide University’s Geographical and Environmental Studies Department. Her PhD research topic is A Look at the Approval of Beverley Mine and the Ways that Decisions are Made When Mining Takes Place in Adnyamathanha Country. In 2008, Jillian Marsh received the Nuclear-Free Future Award
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South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
’s Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges is the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts approximately north west of Adelaide. The discontinuous ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna...
, and she has had a long interest in mining issues and indigenous communities. In 1998 Marsh received the prestigious Jill Hudson Environmental Award for her work in educating people living near the Beverly Uranium Mine about the toxic dangers of uranium mining
Uranium mining
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. The worldwide production of uranium in 2009 amounted to 50,572 tonnes, of which 27% was mined in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia are the top three producers and together account for 63% of world uranium...
. In 2004 Marsh won a Doctoral candidacy at Adelaide University’s Geographical and Environmental Studies Department. Her PhD research topic is A Look at the Approval of Beverley Mine and the Ways that Decisions are Made When Mining Takes Place in Adnyamathanha Country. In 2008, Jillian Marsh received the Nuclear-Free Future Award
Nuclear-Free Future Award
Since 1998 the Nuclear-Free Future Award is an award given to anti-nuclear activists, organizations and communities. The award is intended to promote the opposition to uranium mining, nuclear weapons and nuclear power....
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See also
- List of Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients
- Uranium in the environmentUranium in the environmentUranium in the environment refers to the science of the sources, environmental behaviour, and effects of uranium on humans and other animals. Uranium is weakly radioactive and remains so because of its long physical half-life...
- Women and the environment through historyWomen and the environment through historyEnvironmental history books have mostly focused on men’s roles, and generally women’s involvement with nature has been ignored. Even historical texts have been deficient in writing about women participation in environmentalist actions. So, the result is that women’s role in environmental struggles...
- List of Australian Inquiries into Uranium Mining