Closing Statement by SLACC
See the closing statement slacc to the public inquiry here.
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Last day of the Inquiry
Friday 1st October is the last day of the Public Inquiry, and it ends with “closing statements” from FOE, SLACC and WCM. If the morning’s discussion on planning conditions finishes on time, Paul Brown may start his speech for FOE at about 1pm. Each barrister is allowed to speak for an hour and a half, …
Inquiry now in its final week.
As the public inquiry into the Cumbria coal mine [1] moves into its last week, lawyers for a small Cumbrian charity, South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) [2] will make the case that the mine would increase global heating and cause significant UK and global impacts. And that the claimed benefits are local and …
4th News Release The final week
As the public inquiry into the Cumbria coal mine [1] moves into its last week, lawyers for a small Cumbrian charity, South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) [2] will make the case that the mine would increase global heating and cause significant UK and global impacts. And that the claimed benefits are local and …
Second week of public inquiry focusses on mining giants need for coal
In week two of a five week public inquiry [1], instigated by a small Cumbrian charity backed by global support, the focus is on a mining giants’ evidence of a need for coal. The internationally connected West Cumbria Mining Company (WCM) [2] wants planning permission to operate a new coal mine on the west coast …
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Day 4 at the Public Inquiry “hoose”!
This morning West Cumbria Mining’s QC Gregory Jones QC is cross examining SLACC’s witness, Rebekah Diski of the New Economics Foundation. Then a few more “Interested Parties” will speak, followed by a (probably short) cross examination of Mark Kirkbride (WCM CEO) by SLACC’s Junior Counsel, Rowan Clapp. Follow todays Inquiry , or watch previous days …