Yearly Archives: 2015
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 […]
INEOS counter demos
Ineos are holding “Community Engagement” meetings across Scotland. This public relations exercise dreamt up by Ineos is intended to convince residents that fracking is a good idea. Ineos want to open the door for drilling across the Central Belt and have plans to buy more licences and drill thousands of wells across the UK. Event […]
Increased Radon Levels Linked to Fracking
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives links elevated levels of radioactive radon in Pennsylvania homes to the flurry of fracking wells drilled across the state. Continue reading
Pictures Reveal Scale of Preston New Road Pipeline Works
This picture overlays Cuadrilla’s proposed Preston New Road site with United Utilities pipeline work. The site and access track will cover a large area of two fields. 190m of hedgerow and two trees will have to be removed to establish the road access. Access westbound on the A583 will be at the east end of […]
Cheshire Anti-Fracking Camp One Year Old Today
Upton Community Protection Camp, near Chester, has now been protecting the area from fracking for 12 months. The camp occupies the site of a coalbed methane (CBM) exploration site planned by IGas Energy. This is an awesome feat and one that absolutely needs celebrating. The land the camp is one has ALL the licences required […]
Chemical Company Ineos New Fracking Threat After Deal
Fracking company IGas has signed a £30m deal with chemical company Ineos, owners of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Scotland. The tie-up is designed to expand IGas’s fracking efforts with Ineos pledging an additional £138m to fund IGas exploration in the North West and East Midlands regions in England. The deal gives Ineos access to […]