Session 5 – Cultural and Social Impacts The social costs case will address impacts on communities, social services, roads, housing, property values and relations among neighbours View and download a PDF version of this PowerPoint presentation here. [1MB] Cloudcatcher Media Testimony Cloudcatcher Media have generously provided their production “Sacrifice Zone” as testimony. It contains expert…
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Session 4 – Government Subsidised Pursuit of Fossil Fuels The public participation case will examine the lack of opportunities for, and sometimes obstruction of, public participation in decision-making about fracking View and download a PDF version of this PowerPoint presentation here. [1MB] People for the Plains – Narrabri Testimony Simone Marsh Testimony Witness of official…
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Session 3 – Environment & Climate Change The climate subcase will examine the human rights and earth rights implications of fracking’s impacts on the climate system, for present and future generations and for other living beings, which may result from a CO2-intensive extraction process, fugitive and intentional methane releases, fostering a continued reliance on fossil…
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Subcase 2 – Infrastructure The fuels infrastructure case will examine human rights and earth rights impacts resulting from fracking infrastructures such as pipelines, compressor stations, export facilities, Liquid Natural Gas facilities, storage facilities and so on. View and download a PDF version of this PowerPoint presentation here. [4MB] Planning 4 Sustainable Development Testimony Peter McGowan…
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Subcase 1 – Health The human health subcase will examine the health impacts of fracking, both acute and chronic, especially for vulnerable groups – due to exposures to endocrine disruptors, known and probable carcinogens, radon gas, neuro- and developmental toxicants, ozone, and noise. View and download a PDF version of this PowerPoint presentation here. [1MB]…
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Introductions to the Tribunal Benedict Coyne – National President – Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Benedict Coyne (National President ALHR) provides an introduction to the human rights issues and demonstrates his support for this tribunal in the following contribution. Summary of the issues and the Sessions / Subcases in the Tribunal Attached is…
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