Monthly Archives: May 2015
Third Energy Submit Plan To Frack Well In Yorkshire
Fracking company Third Energy have submitted a planning application to Frack in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. This is no small deal – this application is for the most advanced fracking exploration to be attempted in the region. Object today! Live in the region? Join your nearest group pronto – and get organising! The Kirby Misperton […]
The Fracking industry permanently poisons billions of gallons of clean water each year
Fracking requires vast quantities of water, millions of gallons per well, which is stressing local water resources in areas like Texas, Colorado, Michigan and North Dakota, where farmers have been outbid for irrigation water and in some cases whole towns running dry. Referenced evidence of harm caused by volumes of water used by fracking industry: […]
Fracking companies run afoul of regulators on average 2½ times a day in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Colorado
Fracking companies run afoul of regulators on average 2½ times a day in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Colorado for accidents such as waste-water spills, well leaks, or pipeline ruptures said a report from The Natural Resources Defense Council. Media here. All UK applications and licences: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energy-fullscreen/ See all UK community groups here: https://frack-off.org.uk/local-group-specific-pages/ New UK […]
In six years the fracking industry has wreaked havoc on pennsylvania’s water supplies
Pennsylvania’s fracking boom started in 2009. A new study published in The Journal of Environmental Science and Health shows data collected from resident’s well water pre-drill and post-drill. The results showed Chloride, sulfate, nitrate, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese and strontium were commonly found, with 25 households exceeding the secondary maximum contaminate level (SMCL) for manganese. […]
Hunters shot geese on Cuadrillas wildfowl refuge
Pink Footed Geese feeding on a wildfowl refuge set up by fracking company Cuadrilla were shot by hunters who had leased the same fields. Cuadrilla rented land on the Lancashire coast as winter grazing for birds displaced by its exploratory gas well at Becconsall, near Banks. However shooting rights on the land had already been […]
Cuadrilla Resources Planning Breaches & Technical Failures
After 5 years Cuadrilla Resources dismal track record speaks volumes. Behind their continuing PR effort the company has blundered into a series of planning breaches and technical failures that are listed in detail below. As storm clouds gather over the US fracking industry and the evidence of destruction and harm continues to mount, Cuadrilla’s UK […]
Becconsall Exploration Site – Timeline 2010-14
27th July 2010 – Cuadrilla submits application 08/10/0973 for an exploratory borehole and testing of hydrocarbons 20th October 2010 – Lancashire County Council approves application 08/10/0973. Work to be completed within 18 months of commencement and conditions include an ecological method statement to protect wintering birds 1st February 2011 – Lease begins between Reaper Ltd. […]
Interactive Map Of UK Fracking Sites
This interactive map shows all UK exploration licences, planning applications & community groups. Explore the full-screen version here. A huge portion of the UK has very recently been offered to fracking Companies. The results of the 14th onshore licensing round are expected at some-point in the next weeks (after the 2015 General Election…). Do you live […]