Yearly Archives: 2015
200+ Anti-Fracking groups in Britain & Ireland. Join or start one where you live TODAY!
Organised, visible community resistance is beating the fracking industry. With the next licensing round to be announced IMMINENTLY – now is the time to find your local group or start one in your area! See our new guide to campaigning for anti-fracking groups here: https://frack-off.org.uk/get-stuck-in/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local Group […]
Community Resistance Does It Again! Fracking Company Rathlin Abandon Crawberry Hill Site
Another one bites the dust! Organised and consistent resistance from residents and those supporting them has resulted in fracking company Rathlin Energy UK giving up on continued work at their Crawberry Hill site, East Yorkshire! Frack Free East Yorkshire http://www.frackfreeeastyorkshire.com/ Hull & East Yorkshire Frack Off: http://notofracking.blogspot.co.uk/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local Group here… Email […]
STEP-BY-STEP CAMPAIGNING GUIDE FOR NEW ANTI-FRACKING GROUPS!
Community organising gets the goods – but starting a new group can be a daunting as well as an exciting prospect. This short guide will hopefully help new and established anti-fracking groups make their campaigning efforts as effective and efficient as possible! NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local Group here… Email […]
Effective Campaigning Training For North West Anti-Frackers – Book Today!
If you are a grass-roots campaigner, organiser or activist and you want to get skilled up to campaign, help your group get stronger or you’re interested in sharing your skills in these or other areas with others, this workshop is for you! Whether you’re new to anti-fracking, or you’re a veteran everyone is welcome at […]
Queensland Underground Coal Gasification Time Bomb Explodes
A flagship project cited by proponents of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) in the UK has resulted in criminal charges against the directors of an Australian company. It has taken seven years for the damage to come to light but Linc Energy’s directors now face massive fines and possible jail sentences. The Queensland Government has uncovered […]
IGAS PRO-FRACKING ‘INFO EVENT’ TUES 11TH – ELLESMERE PORT – BE THERE!
Tues 11th Aug – Holiday Inn – Ellesmere Port – Be There! A very large 3D seismic survey is currently being planned by fracking company IGas between Ellesmere Port and Chester in the North West of England. Communities are mobilising to oppose this work – but in the interim all information from residents who live […]
Upton Day 480 (Tues 28th Jul)
Upton residents demonstrate their opposition to fracking outside a parish council meeting. Frack Free Upton have surveyed 2,121 households and 86% of the 2,284 residents consulted are against any form of exploration and development.
EARTHQUAKES PLAGUE OKLAHOMA FRACKING INDUSTRY
There is a proven link between fracking and earthquakes. But the really big earthquakes are due to the disposal of fracking fluid. In regions used for frack-waste disposal, upwards of 40 earthquakes a month are now being experienced. Companies are injecting billions of gallons of fracking fluid into old oil/gas wells or wells drilled for […]