Planetsaver Hero of the Day: Turns down $5,000,000,000 (that's five BILLION) to protect ancestral lands : Planetsave

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From the page: "JEFFREY LEE is not interested in the soaring price of uranium, which could make him one of the world�s richest men. �oeThis is my country. Look, it�s beautiful and I fear somebody will disturb it,” he says, waving his arm across a view of rocky land surrounded by... more

Reviewed by sheaman42 Jul 26 2007, 07:34am ( 24 reviews ) • planetsave.com

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Rated by FAIRYUSER on Mar 05 2008, 2:18pm

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Rated by artemisjaeger on Oct 08 2007, 11:11pm

Wow. That's incredible. Turning down $5 billion in order to save some land from destruction.
Rated by thisismebecca on Aug 14 2007, 7:41am

From the page: Jeffrey Lee is not interested in becoming one of the world's richest men by selling the uranium (worth $5 billion!) in Kakadu National Park. The shy 36-year-old sole member of the Djok clan and the senior custodian of the Koongarra uranium deposit, has decided never to allow the ecologically sensitive land to be mined. "There are sacred sites, there are burial sites and there are other special places out there which are my responsibility to look after," Mr Lee told the Herald. Everyone would like to say they would do the same, but would they really? Would I really? It is hard to say. I would like to think I would. He is really a hero for the environment and I applaud him. I think he is one of the few people of the world who TRULY understands the post below.
Rated by besatree on Aug 13 2007, 3:41pm

you sir, are the motherfucking man.
Rated by theboognish on Aug 08 2007, 8:07pm

That man has quite a bit of self control and dedication. My respect goes to him.

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