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Arlit : deuxième Paris /

Arlit is a case study in environmental racism set in a uranium mining town in the Sahara desert of Niger. Here European corporations extract nuclear power and profits leaving behind disease, contamination and unemployment. Ironically the primary activities of Arlit today is waiting, waiting to die o...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mora Kpaï, Idrissou (Director, Producer), Jouili, Jeanette (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with English subtitles.
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 2004.
Subjects:
Uranium mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Niger > Arlit.
Uranium miners > Diseases > Niger > Arlit.
Arlit (Niger) > Economic conditions.
Economic history.
Uranium mines and mining > Environmental aspects.
Niger > Arlit.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Arlit is a case study in environmental racism set in a uranium mining town in the Sahara desert of Niger. Here European corporations extract nuclear power and profits leaving behind disease, contamination and unemployment. Ironically the primary activities of Arlit today is waiting, waiting to die of radiation related sicknesses or to emigrate to find work in Europe itself.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 17, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (78 min.)
Playing Time:01:17:34
Awards:Won 2005 Amiens International Film Festival, Prize of the City of Amiens