Monthly Archives: April 2015
Most UK Fracking Companies Employ Expensive Spin Doctors – why?
Most large companies make their money by causing harm. For this to be sustainable, they need to convince the rest of us that in fact they’re not causing harm, but rather are an invaluable part of lives – either because of the jobs they provide, the contribution they make to the national/global economy or because […]
Half of the 41 fracking companies operating in the U.S. will be dead or sold by the end of 2015
Because of the huge quantities of energy involved, the fracking industry requires oil & gas prices to be high to even come close to being profitable. Because of this simple fact FRACKING CANNOT LOWER GAS/OIL PRICES. The industry was making huge losses across the board before oil prices started to fall. But now the global […]
UPTON COMMUNITY PROTECTION CAMP – FRACK FREE FOR 1 YEAR!
Upton Community Protection Camp is a year old! The camp, on the outskirts of Chester, is on land that has all the required permission for fracking company IGas Energy (who recently bought Dart Energy – the original owners of the licence) to start drilling. Read an Upton resident’s account of living with an anti-fracking camp […]
Earth First! Summer Gathering – 5 days of training & skill sharing for the anti-fracking movement!
Is it that time of year already? No! But open your diaries and pencil in the Earth First! Summer Gathering! 19th – 24th August in the Peak District – Exact venue to be announced in August. An amazing week of skill-sharing, networking and fun aimed at making the anti-fracking movement (and others) as strong, dynamic […]
British Medical Professionals Condemn Fracking
In a letter published by the British Medical Journal in March 2015, high-profile doctors, pharmacists and public health academics said the “inherently risky” industry should be prohibited in the UK. Media coverage: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/30/doctors-and-academics-call-for-ban-on-inherently-risky-fracking Full downloadable report from Medact here: http://t.co/4ccOYN0eNw
North Yorkshire Anti-Fracking Demo! – Malton Sat 25th April
On Saturday 25th April there will be a rally in Malton, North Yorkshire to show how strongly people in Ryedale feel about fracking. In order to send a message to fracking company Third Energy, a massive turnout is needed on the day – so please come along and help make this the biggest ever anti-fracking rally in Yorkshire! It will […]
Living with an Anti-fracking Camp – A Chester Resident`s Experience
The following guest-blog was written by Paul Beers. Paul is a resident of Upton, A suburb of Chester threatened by fracking company Dart Energy (recently bought by IGas Energy). Upton hosts a Community Protection Camp set-up on land that has all the required permissions for IGas to start work. The camp celebrated it’s 1 year […]
Drilling Rigs Go Into Storage, Oil Production Starts Falling As US Fracking Boom Turns To Bust
Shale oil production is now falling in most US plays (including the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and Eagle Ford Shale in Texas) and the US Energy Information Administration is predicting that the decline will accelerate, with the number of active rigs drilling halving in 6 months and storage of rigs becoming a problem. Despite […]