International Rights of Nature Tribunal
Lima, Peru – December 2014
“This is the legacy of fracking … the violation and the rape of Mother Earth that follows fracking wherever fracking goes.”
– Shannon Biggs
Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique to release oil and gas through high-pressure injection of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations rich in hydrocarbons. The process involves the drilling of a deep well and injecting millions of gallons of toxic fracking fluid. This fluid is a mixture of water, sand and chemicals injected at high pressure that fractures the rock and releases the oil or gas. More than 600 toxic chemicals are used in the fracking process. This technique affects various parts of our planet around the world and jeopardizes the rights of nature. Hydraulic fracking is a wide-spread reality in the United States and an emerging possibility in Bolivia, Argentina and other parts of the world.
The Hydraulic Fracking case was originally filed in January 2014 at the first International Rights of Nature Tribunal in Quito and accepted as a possible violation of the rights of nature and the rights of people who, despite being against the technique, have to live with the devastating effects. The Lima Tribunal expanded the evidence and expert witness presentation of the Hydraulic Fracking case.
The Hydraulic Fracking case was presented by:
Shannon Biggs introduces a clip from the video of Kandi Mossett speaking of the impact of Hydraulic Fracking in her native North Dakota around the Bakken shale formation and oil fields. Kandi speaks clearly and eloquently on behalf of her people and the rape and violence that is happening to them and their homeland.
Kandi Mossett Expert Witness: Hydraulic Fracking in North Dakota, USA
Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique to release oil and gas through high-pressure injection of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations rich in hydrocarbons. The process involves the drilling of a deep well and injecting millions of gallons of toxic fracking fluid. This fluid is a mixture of water, sand and chemicals injected at high pressure that fractures the rock and releases the oil or gas. More than 600 toxic chemicals are used in the fracking process. This technique affects various parts of our planet around the world and jeopardizes the rights of nature. Hydraulic fracking is a wide-spread reality in the United States and an emerging possibility in Bolivia, Argentina and other parts of the world.
The Hydraulic Fracking case was originally filed in January 2014 at the first International Rights of Nature Tribunal in Quito and accepted as a possible violation of the rights of nature and the rights of people who, despite being against the technique, have to live with the devastating effects. The Lima Tribunal expanded the evidence and expert witness presentation of the Hydraulic Fracking case.
The Hydraulic Fracking case was presented by:
