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Podcast: Radioactive Show
Episode: Expansion of Olympic Dam: Not worth the risks
Description: BHP is once again proposing to expand its operations at Olympic Dam in South Australia. If approved, the expansion would increase BHP’s already significant impacts on land, water, culture and wildlife. On this week’s show, we hear from independent environmental campaigner David Noonan, who outlines the numerous flaws and potential impacts of the proposal.Further information is available at the Friends of the Earth website here Transcript of the interview is available here Check out David Noonan's recent briefing papers about the impacts of the proposed expansion of Olympic Dam:1. “BHP Extreme consequence tailings dams with potential to cause fata...