To deal with the phenomenon of the environment mafia in the area between naples and caserta, the army is being deployed, defense undersecretary gioacchino alfano said on monday. Getting rid of nuclear waste by dumping it onto highways. Campania in italy is being destroyed by the massive dumping of industrial and nuclear high toxic waste by the camorra in cooperation with the italian authorities, biutiful cauntri italian docum. Afp italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern italy with 120 barrels of radioactive waste. Eyevine my wife works for the hospital as a radiologist and she.
A new report on cancer clusters in italy is reviving a debate about successive governments failure to combat illegal dumping of toxic waste by the mafia, despite loud protests from the catholic church and constant fines from europes top court. The government has decided to send in the army to try and deal with the problem. They are looking at businesses for financing, giving funds, laundering money. An informant told a judge the ship was one of a number he blew up as part of an illegal operation to bypass rules on the disposal of toxic waste. More illegally dumped radioactive waste found on somalias coast. The ndrangheta mafia, which gained notoriety in august for its blood feud killings of six men in germany, is alleged to have made illegal shipments. Authorities find radioactive waste ship sunk by mafia france 24. Italian mafia up to dirty business inter press service. Campania in italy is being destroyed by the massive dumping of industrial and nuclear high toxic waste by the camorra in cooperation with the italian authorities, and certain very powerful deviated masonic lodges and criminal business circles.
Sep 16, 2009 an informant from the calabrian mafia said the ship was one of a number he blew up as part of an illegal operation to bypass laws on toxic waste disposal. Toxic nuclear waste dumped illegally by the mafia is. Mafia earning 20bn from dumping toxic waste the independent. Waste mafia charged in new york waste management world. Download pdf, unknown as we have documented on our previous report on illegal fishing in somalia, the somali waters have long been used by illicit networks since the 1980s. The ndrangheta, a criminal organization from calabria, italy, has been involved in radioactive. Michael palomino, portrait with inca cross with mother earth and web sites italy is poisoned, italy is a hell, italy is the garbage basket of europe, the mafia organizes toxic waste and nuclear waste from all over europe and even from the usa, the main criminal organizers are the presidents berlusconi and his financer tito tettamanti with his. This page is archived, and is no longer publicly editable. Sep 16, 2009 mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste off italy italian authorities are investigating claims that the mafia sank a ship filled with radioactive waste in the mediterranean. As italy has no nuclear power reactors in operation and is not planning nuclear programmes, its main activities in the nuclear field relate to waste management and decommissioning of existing installations, coupled with the operation of a few research reactors and the use of radiation sources in medical, industrial and research fields. Do you realise there are barrels of nuclear waste in the aquifers. Authorities in italy are investigating a mafia clan accused of trafficking nuclear waste and trying to make plutonium.
Bill mollison talks about how the mafia does the dirty work for the nuclear cartel. Ships with toxic and radioactive waste were sunk off the italian coast. A mafia legacy taints the earth in southern italy the. According to fonti, a manager of enea paid the clan to get rid of 600 drums of toxic and radioactive waste from italy, switzerland, france, germany, and the us, with somalia as the destination, where the waste was buried after buying off local politicians. Bill mollison says they will do anything to save money. Apparently, there is much money to be made by bypassing normal nuclearwaste disposal guidelines. Ansaldo nucleare, together with ansaldo nuclear a ukbased fully owned engineering and construction company, represent the nuclear arm of ansaldo energia group. Sep 18, 2009 mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mobs.
The mafia essay annotated bibliography main topic the mafia. Apparently, there is much money to be made by bypassing normal nuclear waste disposal guidelines. Mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste. Italys mafia clans, best known for drug running and extortion rackets, are earning 20 billion a year by turning the south of the country into a. An italian parliamentmandated health survey has confirmed higherthannormal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around naples, thanks to decades of toxic waste dumping by the.
Prime minister enrico letta has approved a decree to increase prison. Feb 09, 2019 bill mollison talks about how the mafia does the dirty work for the nuclear cartel. This article focuses on trafficking in hazardous and special waste in italy during the past decade with particular attention to the role played by mafia groups and other legal and illegal actors. Officials are trying to excavate toxic waste allegedly buried by the camorra mafia in the campania region of southern italy. European firms initially in conjunction with somali government of general mohamed siad barre and later with clan warlords, used somalia as a dumping ground for nuclear and other toxic waste. Wind farms and other alternative energy businesses are known to have been built with mafia money. Jan 02, 2016 italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mobs dumping of toxic waste. A few years later, a public research institute linked to the cnr, the cnrn comitato nazionale per le ricerche nucleari, national committee for nuclear research, was founded. Energy can be transported in a stream of energetic particles or in the form of radiations i. Energy traveling through space is called as radiation.
The mafias murder rate in italy fell by 80 percent between 1992 and 2012, and law enforcement officials say violent organized crime is down in the u. Nearly 150,000 women say that garbage dumped by the mafia is the cause to blame for the deadly cancer that killed their children. Some of the mothers have met italy s president georgio napolitano. Naples, dec 16 20 ips the beauty of the bay of naples under a setting sun, the romance of sorrento and the scenic splendour of the amalfi coastline pull thousands of visitors to southern italy.
Italian ministers and officials were today holding urgent consultations following the discovery of an unmarked wreck that prosecutors believe was used by the mafia to sink radioactive waste. However, although it is not receiving anywhere near as much. Italian mafia implicated in radioactive waste dumping. The illegal dumping of industrial waste in italys southern region of campania has been a lucrative dirty business for the camorra, the mafiatype crime syndicate based in the region and its. Nuclear waste is the material that nuclear fuel becomes after it is used in a reactor. An informant from the calabrian mafia said the ship was one of a number he blew up as part of an illegal operation to bypass laws on toxic waste disposal. The ndrangheta mafia, which gained notoriety in august for its blood feud killings of six men in germany, is alleged to have made illegal. Environmental crimes, mafia power and political negligence in calabria. The large majority of the energy is released instantaneously, but the rest of it comes out from the fission products over. With more than 600 employees operating in italy and the uk, fully dedicated to the nuclear market. Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mobs dumping. The history of nuclear power in italy starts at the end of 1946, when the cise, a small centre for nuclear energy research, was created. The findings from italys national health institute are the latest evidence suggesting a link between decades of illegal dumping and burning of. In addition, vessels were allegedly sent to somalia and other developing countries with toxic waste, including radioactive waste cargoes, which were either sunk with the ship or buried on land.
The mafia, mozzarella and italys triangle of death politico. Jan 22, 2014 nearly 150,000 women say that garbage dumped by the mafia is the cause to blame for the deadly cancer that killed their children. The ndrangheta, a criminal organization from calabria has been involved in radioactive waste dumping since the 1980s. Serious waste crime is big business in the uk, with the number of people sent to prison for committing serious waste crime offences almost trebling in the last three years and 759 illegal waste sites shut in 20112012, according to a new report by the environment agency. The italian mafia destroyed italys environment with. Tom kington in rome tuesday october 9, 2007 the guardian blue drums displaying radioactive sign. As the oceans near the damaged nuclear plant are becoming contaminated with increasing amounts of nuclear radiation, concerns are growing about how much radioactive poison the planets seas can withstand. Italian mothers battle mafia and toxic waste nbc news. Reaction to japans nuclear crisis has differed sharply across europe. The ndrangheta mafia, which gained notoriety in august for its blood feud killings of six men in germany, is alleged to have made illegal shipments of radioactive waste to somalia, as well as. The ndrangheta, an italian mafiatype syndicate, has been accused by pentito francesco. According to legambiente, italys environmental watchdog. The nuclear accident had a tremendous effect on italian public opinion. The mafia are still dumping toxic waste in naples youtube.
Mar 23, 2011 reaction to japans nuclear crisis has differed sharply across europe. Mafia, toxic waste and a deadly cover up in an italian. The key component of nuclear waste is the leftover smaller nuclei, known as fission products. But since nuclear reactions have occurred, the contents arent quite the same. Italian mafia accused of trafficking nuclear waste. Jan 30, 2014 officials are trying to excavate toxic waste allegedly buried by the camorra mafia in the campania region of southern italy. Italys clean economy is now getting dirtier, he says. My first thought was medical isotopes, but it says refuse from nuclear plants. A rubbish dump outside naples the mafia ran a profitable business dumping toxic even nuclear waste in rural areas credit. The mafia essay annotated bibliography main topic the. As of 2018, italy is one of only two countries, along with lithuania, that completely phased out nuclear power for electricity generation after having operational reactors. Seems unlikely for a number of reasons, and if true, would warrant way deeper coverage than just a casual mention and a headline. Officials said it would be tested for radioactivity.
The amount of unsecured nuclear waste sent to the bottom of the mediterranean sea by the mafia over decades could simply kill off most life in the mediterranean and make the sea too dangerous for swimming. Italian mafia sank ships with nuclear waste in the. The area between caserta and naples in the campania region has come to be known as italys garbage bin, thanks to the mafia. Italy mafias waste dumps blamed for cancer youtube.
The italian mafia has been known to do a variety of different crimes including prostitution, arms trafficking, drug dealing, extortion, and lots of violence. Shipwreck may hold radioactive waste sunk by mafia off. Shipwreck may hold radioactive waste sunk by mafia off italian coast. Mafia illegally dumping nuclear waste across italy. The italian mafia controls an estimated 30 per cent of italy s waste disposal companies, including those that deal with toxic waste. The main perpetrators are said to be italian firms controlled by the mafia, whose job is to dispose europes extremely. Th e consorzio stabile ansaldonew clear was established in 2012 with the participation of several companies, inside our group, in order to strengthen their capacity to play a key role mainly for the italian nuclear market. Francesco fonti february 22, 1948 december 5, 2012 was an italian criminal and a member of the ndrangheta, a mafiatype organisation in calabria, who became a turncoat pentito collaborating with the authorities. They hint the actual intention of the agreement might be to allow the european atomic energy community to dump toxic nuclear waste in the waters of somalia. Mafia toxic waste dumping causes higher cancer and death.
Mafia toxic waste dumping causes higher cancer and death rates in naples. Radioactive waste management programmes in oecdnea member countries italy 2011 national nuclear energy context commercial utilization of nuclear power in italy started in 1962 and by 1981 four nuclear power plants npps had been commissioned. Focus on nuclear energy tech, economics, news, and climate change. Toxic nuclear and industrial waste, dumped illegally by the neapolitan mafia, is responsible for a surge in cancers in southern italy, it is feared. Apr 15, 2014 on april 11, military police from apulia, italy arrested people for illegally dumping 12,000 tons of industrial waste. Mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste off italy.
More illegally dumped radioactive waste found on somalias. Apr 25, 2017 an informant in italy has told authorities he blew up three ships carrying the deadly cargo. The italian mafia has been known to do a variety of different crimes including prostitution, arms trafficking, drug dealing, extortion, and lots of. Electronic, chemicals, but also radioactive waste is dumped in illegal landfill. Italy started to produce nuclear energy in the early 1960s, but all plants were closed by 1990 following the italian nuclear power referendum. Jun 24, 2016 a rubbish dump outside naples the mafia ran a profitable business dumping toxic even nuclear waste in rural areas credit. Mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste off italy the telegraph, september 16, 2009 share this. Mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste off italy italian authorities are investigating claims that the mafia sank a ship filled with radioactive waste in the mediterranean.
The mob is secretly dumping nuclear waste across italy and. The sunken vessel has been found 30km 18 miles off the southwest of italy. The energetic particles can be neutral or they can be electrically charged. He revealed radioactive waste dumping by the ndrangheta. Roughly 11 million tons of industrial waste in italy disappear every year, according to italys waste industry employers association fise. Sep 16, 2009 shipwreck may hold radioactive waste sunk by mafia off italian coast.
From the outside, it looks exactly like the fuel that was loaded into the reactor typically assemblies of metal rods enclosing fuel pellets. Mafia dumps radioactive waste on american roads nuclear in. The mob is secretly dumping nuclear waste across italy and africa. In southern italy, the illegal dumping of industrial toxic waste has become a big business for the naples mafia. In 1998, famiglia cristiana, an italian weekly magazine, claimed that although most of the waste dumping took place after the start of the civil war in 1991, the activity actually began. Sep 17, 2009 mafia accused of sinking ship full of radioactive waste off italy the telegraph, september 16, 2009 share this.
The italian mafia controls an estimated 30 per cent of italys waste disposal companies, including those that deal with toxic waste. In haunting and exquisite prose she explores the byzantine structure of the ndrangheta, cosa nostra and other mafia clans throughout italy. Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Sep 15, 2009 a shipwreck that could contain nuclear waste is being investigated by authorities in italy amid claims that it was deliberately sunk by the mafia. A mafia informer told the anti mafia bureau in potenza that an enea manager paid the ndrangheta mafia to get rid of 600 drums of nuclear and toxic waste from germany, france, switzerland and the. Jan 22, 2014 the illegal dumping of industrial waste in italy s southern region of campania has been a lucrative dirty business for the camorra, the mafia type crime syndicate based in the region and its. Somalia, uranium, nuclear waste dumping, dirty bomb. In italy, fear of losing upcoming local elections has forced the conservative government to slow its push to reintroduce. Italys antimafia squad has launched an official investigation into allegations of illegal trafficking and disposal of nuclear waste as well as. Oct 09, 2007 tom kington in rome tuesday october 9, 2007 the guardian blue drums displaying radioactive sign. The mafia, mozzarella and italys triangle of death. Jan 02, 2016 mafia toxic waste dumping causes higher cancer and death rates in naples. A shipwreck that could contain nuclear waste is being investigated by authorities in italy amid claims that it was deliberately sunk by the mafia.
In the honored society awardwinning investigative reporter petra reski reveals the mafia menace lurking throughout the world from espresso bars in palermo to european halls of parliament to the corporate headquarters of enormous agricultural firms. He told a meeting of the national public safety and order committee, which he chaired in naples on monday that the military is. This time the italian mafia is not just feel the sarcasm endangering the life of millions. Radioactive pollution ppt pdf presentation study mafia. The key regulatory functions licensing, assessment, inspection and enforcement related to nuclear safety and radiation protection matters, including also the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, are exploited in italy by the following main bodies. The mafia s murder rate in italy fell by 80 percent between 1992 and 2012, and law enforcement officials say violent organized crime is down in the u. On april 11, military police from apulia, italy arrested people for illegally dumping 12,000 tons of industrial waste. According to him, the mafia are now making alliances with nonwaste agencies too. Nuclear energy is released when a nuclear fuel nucleus snaps into two. Mar 27, 2011 yesterday the bbc reported that radiation levels at the crippled fukushima reactor site are ten million times normal levels. This is some worrying news, in my opinion far worse than 911 or the current financial crisis.
One of italys three main mafia organizations, the camorra is now being accused of leaving an environmental disaster behind them, one that the local officials are only now starting to grapple with. An informant in italy has told authorities he blew up three ships carrying the deadly cargo. A mafia legacy taints the earth in southern italy the new. Former employees of enea are suspected of paying the criminals to take waste off their.
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