Yearly Archives: 2015
Underground Coal Gasification & Fracking – Not Welcome in Scotland or Anywhere Else!!!
Today!!! was a chance for communities everywhere to stand in Solidarity with Community groups from across Scotland. “Hands Over Our Forth” saw thousands of people join hands on the Forth Road Bridge, (connecting Edinburgh to Fife) letting the Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) and Fracking industry know they are not welcome in Scotland or anywhere else!!! […]
Upton Day 553 (Mon 9th Oct)
Local people have blockaded vehicles belonging to seismic testing company who laying explosive charges to commence seismic testing in the area.
From Alaska To New Zealand – UCG Solidarity Demo
Sunday the 11th October is a chance for communities everywhere to stand in Solidarity with Community groups from across Scotland. “Hands Over Our Forth” will see thousands of people join hands on the Forth Road Bridge to show their commitment to stop Underground Coal Gasificaton (UCG) projects planned for the Firth of Forth. Join The […]
There is a proven link between fracking & earthquakes…
Fracking, and particularly the injection of fracking waste into disposal wells, is resulting in a massive increase in earthquakes in the US, including swarms of hundreds or thousands around individual wells, with the largest earthquake a magnitude 5.7 in Oklahoma which caused significant damage and injuries. Article referenced in graphic: http://m.tulsaworld.com/earthquakes/another-quake-near-cushing-knocks-out-power-state-regulators-add/article_c0bcbb84-c903-5073-8673-bafc10afead7.html?mode=jqm More on the relationship between […]
Fracking Company Encana – 6 Day Well Blowout
Crews first responded on Monday 21st Sept to the Encana well situated 18 kilometres west of Fox Creek in Alberta. The well released large volumes of natural gas and liquid condensate as well as toxic hydrogen sulphide. The well was final capped on Sunday 27th. The town is a fracking hotspot surrounded by a massive […]
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 […]