02197nam 2200421 450 991082215070332120230801233909.01-921870-69-9(CKB)3710000000313267(EBL)1887554(MiAaPQ)EBC1887554(Au-PeEL)EBL1887554(OCoLC)858976898(EXLCZ)99371000000031326720181228d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMine-field the dark side of Australia's resource rush /Paul ClearyCollingwood, Victoria :Black Inc.,2012.1 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86395-570-4 Front cover; Copyright; Praise for Too Much Luck; MINE-FIELD; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: TWO RUSHES; Spiderwebs and Ant Nests; Once a Green Valley; PART 2: POWER, INFLUENCE AND RESULTS; See No Evil; The Tail That Wags the Dog; Black Capital; PART 3: THE DAMAGE DONE; Home and Away; Nowhere to Hide; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes on Maps; Endnotes'It is not a case of governments and companies putting royalties and profits before people; instead it is as though people don't matter at all ...'In Mine-Field, Paul Cleary counts the true cost of Australia's mineral addiction.Whether it be coal-seam gas, LNG or coal mega-mines, a resources rush is happening in just about every productive corner of our country. Yet at the same time oversight and regulation have been hollowed out. High-risk projects are being approved without proper assessment of the long-term consequences. Water resources, farmland and national parks are under threat, and peoplMines and mineral resourcesEconomic aspectsMines and mineral resourcesEconomic aspects.338.20951Cleary Paul1964-1598897MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822150703321Mine-field3921391UNINA