Monthly Archives: September 2015
JOIN SCOTLAND – Forth Bridge UCG Demo
At 2pm on Sunday 11th October Community groups from across Scotland will join hands on the Forth Road Bridge to demand that UCG projects planned for the area are cancelled. The UK Government has issued licences for this dangerous and experimental technology just off-shore. Join them to protect Scotland and the rest of the UK […]
New Study: The Harm Caused by Fracking Chemicals
The quantities of toxic and radioactive waste being produced by fracking, are overwhelming the limited capacity of treatment plants, which cannot remove all contaminants in any case, and combined with spilling and dumping is contaminating land, waterways and groundwater Living in or near a gas-field or being exposed to the industry’s waste stream is a […]
BARTON MOSS ANTI-FRACKING ARRESTEES APPEALING CONVICTIONS – COME ALONG & SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Back in January 2014, Barton Moss, Salford saw some of the most vibrant anti-fracking opposition the UK has seen. Many many arrests were made and the industry, investors, local authorities and the government got a glimpse of how dead-in-the-water the British fracking dream is. Some of those arrested & convicted are appealing their convictions on […]
Live Fracking Planning Application in North Yorkshire!
North Yorkshire is under threat form the fracking industry. Join the growing community resistance today. Join an existing local group or start one where you live! Object to Third Energy’s live planning application to FRACK at their existing site in Kirby Misperton. Objection guidance from Frack Free Ryedale here: https://frackfreeryedale.org/km8/ New guide to starting an effective anti-fracking […]
Fracking Fast-Track For Planning System
The government has announced details of how it intends to fast-track fracking applications through the planning system. The rules are being changed to allow the government to take over decisions on shale gas appeals, in a move designed to allow the it to force through Cuadrilla’s upcoming appeal of the rejection of its applications in […]
Fracking Infographics
Fracking Stages Infographic Fracking Impacts Infographic Underground Coal Gasification Infographic MORE RESOURCES: 20 Impacts of Shale Gas 20 Impacts of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) 20 Impacts of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)
THE LAKE DISTRICT IS UNDER THREAT. JOIN THE FIGHTBACK TODAY!
The UK is set to be a global guinea-pig for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) – that’s setting fire to coal underground to make synthetic gas if you didn’t know. 27 licences have been sold next to major UK cities – containing several billion tonnes of coal between them. What is UCG?! Have a read of […]
Fracking takes millions of gallons of CLEAN water & poisons it FOREVER
We’re being told that fracking is safe by the industry and it’s stooges. However, the evidence to the contrary is EVERYWHERE and it’s been pouring out of the U.S and Australia for years. Article featured in post here: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/09/08/fracking-fallout-new-analysis-reveals-over-100-million-gallons-toxic-wastewater See a fully referenced list of the harm caused by fracking here: https://frack-off.org.uk/mounting-evidence-the-harm-caused-by-fracking/#waste Our new step-by-step guide […]