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+====Nuclear power is becoming increasingly popular in Africa.==== |
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+Luke: Luke, Ronke Contributor, Oil Price “Africa Banking On Nuclear Power.” Oil Price, October 2015. RP |
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+It’s no secret that Africa’s economic development has been stifled by the shortage of electricity |
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+strategic partnerships. China has started training South Africans in nuclear plant operations. |
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+====South Africa relies on coal, and cuts on nuclear power would increase that==== |
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+Finn: Finn, Brandon Urban Africa “Why South Africa should expand its nuclear power programme.” Urban Africa, September 2014. RP |
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+Nuclear power has a bad reputation. Reactor meltdowns, fears of radiation and nuclear |
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+AND |
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+the more important question to ask is: Can we afford not to? |
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+====Coal plants in Africa cause environmental injustice, water conflict, and more structural violence- turns case==== |
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+Schneider: Schneider, Victoria Contributor, Al Jazeera English “The heavy toll of coal mining in South Africa.” Al Jazeera English, April 2015. RP |
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+Emalahleni, South Africa - Everything in Andries Evans' house is coated in black dust |
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+AND |
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+You say there is a power problem in South Africa?" she laughed. |
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+====Coal mining increases military control and violence against minority workers- turns case==== |
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+Samantha Hargreaves 16 African gender and extractives activist, "Mining, gender and militarism in Africa," 5-23-2016, http://www.wri-irg.org/mining-gender-and-militarism-in-Africa, ghs//BZ |
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+You work specifically on extractivist projects; could you describe the links between extractivist projects |
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+rely on for livelihoods and farming, rendering them further vulnerable to violence. |