Manuel Pino
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Manuel Pino is a professor at Scottsdale Community College
in Arizona
, who comes from a village of the Tewa people west of Albuquerque, New Mexico
. Opposition to uranium mining
has played a central role in Pino's life. The theme for his sociology dissertation was The Destructive Impact of Uranium Mining on Native American Culture. He has spoken at many international conferences, including the 1992 World Uranium Hearing in Salzburg, about victims of uranium mining, depleted uranium
, and associated cancer deaths. In 2008, Manuel Pino received the Nuclear-Free Future Award
.
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale Community College, is located in Salt River, Arizona, a suburb/rural area of Phoenix. Scottsdale Community College is a two-year college located on the eastern boundary of the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, on 160 acres of land belonging to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community...
in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, who comes from a village of the Tewa people west of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. Opposition to 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...
has played a central role in Pino's life. The theme for his sociology dissertation was The Destructive Impact of Uranium Mining on Native American Culture. He has spoken at many international conferences, including the 1992 World Uranium Hearing in Salzburg, about victims of uranium mining, depleted uranium
Depleted uranium
Depleted uranium is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U-235 than natural uranium . Uses of DU take advantage of its very high density of 19.1 g/cm3...
, and associated cancer deaths. In 2008, Manuel Pino 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...
- Anti-nuclear movement in the United StatesAnti-nuclear movement in the United StatesThe anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups which have acted to oppose nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or both, in the United States. These groups include the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research,...