Yearly Archives: 2015
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 […]
86% of Upton (Cheshire) Residents Say No To Fracking!
Frack Free Upton have the results of their Upton Street Survey, over 2,100 residents living within one mile of Dart Energy’s (now owned by IGas) drilling site surveyed. 86% DO NOT WANT UNCONVENTIONAL GAS DRILLING in Upton. Frack Free Upton’s announcement: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FrackFreeUpton.Chester/permalink/1625371861056769/ Frack Free Upton is part of the Frack Free Dee Coalition. NOW IS THE […]
New UK Fracking Licence areas given away in August
The results of the 14th onshore licensing round have been delayed significantly but the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) have just announced that the first tranche of fracking licences will be given away in August. DECC are opening up even more of the UK to fracking companies and these awards will see large […]
Halliburton weighs in on Scottish UCG project… It’s organising time!
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. One of the most advanced projects is […]
INEOS PLAN 18 FRACKING EXHIBITIONS FOR SCOTLAND
Not content with importing shale gas extracted from U.S communities. Ineos have plans to open up the central belt of Scotland to fracking. Ineos have a large fracking stake in Scotland – buying 80% of Reach CSG’s 154 square mile licence which lies just north east of Glasgow. Ineos already have licences covering 127 square […]
BUST FRACKING COMPANY ABANDONS 2300 WELLS IN WYOMING
Despite what PR companies and CEOs say, fracking is a short-term industry. Each well produces a very VERY small amount of gas in a very VERY short period of time – typically up to 70% of it’s total gas in the 1st year. Because of this very large numbers of wells need to be drilled. […]
SOUTH WALES FRACKING APPLICATION TO BE HEARD AUG 6TH 2015
Live in North or South Wales? You’re threatened by Fracking (shale and coal bed methane) & Underground Coal Gasification (that’s burning coal underground to make synthetic gas if you didn’t know…). UK METHANE & COASTAL OIL AND GAS (SAME COMPANY!) HAVE A LIVE FRACKING APPLICATION RHONDDA CYNON TAFF. OBJECT TODAY! Objection guidance via Frack Free […]
Community Victory Over Fracking Company
Thanks to the tireless, organised and visible opposition of residents as part of Frack Free Dudleston and other groups in the Frack Free Dee Coalition – Dart Energy (now owned by IGas) has pulled out of the fracking licence they owned in the region (PEDL 185). This also means that the rejected planning application the […]