Monthly Archives: January 2016
National Demo – Defend Lancashire from Fracking Tests
Fracking Tests are being forced onto the people of Lancashire. If Cuadrilla are allowed to go ahead the rest of the UK will be put at even greater risk. The fracking industry need thousands of wells over hundreds of square miles to make a profit. The people of Lancashire are not standing for it. Join […]
Defend South Wales from fracking! Join a group or start one today!
South Wales is under threat from both shale gas and coal bed methane exploration. Licenses cover large part’s of the region. See them here: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energy-fullscreen/ It’s local resistance everywhere that will beat this threat. Do you live in South Wales? Not in a group? Join one or start one today! More about the fight against fracking […]
Balcombe anti-fracking photo op tomorrow. All welcome!
Cuadrilla have permission to flow-test (‘frack-it-and-see’) the Balcombe well they drilled back in 2013, and could come back at any moment. Being the site of some of the most vibrant and effective anti-fracking action the UK has seen to date, it would be a bold move for Cuadrilla to act any time soon. But with […]
Millions of gallons of waste-water per frack. Where will it go?
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 More about waste-water injection here: https://frack-off.org.uk/mounting-evidence-the-harm-caused-by-fracking/#waste NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! It is essential that […]
What can the UK learn from the Australian anti-fracking experience?
People are putting their bodies and their liberty on the line on a daily basis in the fight against fracking in Eastern Australia – and it’s working. Daily coverage of the fight to protect the Pilliga Forest here: https://www.facebook.com/protectingthepilliga/info/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! It is essential that the impact of fracking and it’s […]
IGas To Start Work At Nottinghamshire Fracking Site!
Fracking companies continue to exploit the UK planning system, creeping consent for projects opposed by local communities. Despite having no social licence to operate at Misson and having not yet received planning permission for fracking, IGas can now go ahead with work to prepare the site drilling up to 12 monitoring boreholes. “Given that these […]
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 this […]
Rig arrival imminent! Anti-fracking demo! Horse Hill: Surrey!
In a recent announcement in the industry press, a host of companies interested in fracking prospects operating under the name Horse Hill Development** announced a work-over’ rig will be returning to the Horse Hill Site, near Horley to conduct 30 days of testing. The geological data gathered during these tests will be invaluable to the […]