Monthly Archives: March 2016
Community Anti-Drilling Blockade Continues in Antrim, Northern Ireland
InfraStrata plans to commence drilling beside a major Belfast water reservoir (North Woodburn Reservoir) with no Waste Management Plan in place. A movement of people is growing, reclaiming the forest and reclaiming their right to safe and clean drinking water. “Infrastrata have absolutely no social license to carry out their deep drilling in the forest, […]
INEOS has been allocated fracking licences across the North of England
The chemicals giant has lost a bid to avoid paying a hefty fine following a toxic spill after top judges described it as a ‘mere pinprick’ in the company’s finances. Weston Point-based Ineos ChlorVinyls Limited was fined £166,650 after it admitted releasing chemicals into the Manchester Ship Canal. See the company’s fracking licences here: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energy-fullscreen/ […]
Challenge the agencies responsible for Fracking Yorkshire
The Oil and Gas Authority (issue fracking licences), The Environment Agency (issue permits for the production of fracking waste), The Health and Safety Executive (check well designs and receive notifications and reports from operators), Public Health England (says the risks to public health from fracking are low), Natural England (give advice to minerals planning authorities […]
Who owns the land where you live? Now is the time to find out.
The Duke, whose five estates cover an acreage larger than any other landowner in the UK, has been a consistent opponent of land reform and has been implicated in numerous community disputes in recent years. Last week the inherited estate announced plans to block access to Dalkeith Country Park at night unless walkers and cyclists […]
Underground Coal Gasification test(!) project has caused irreversable environmental damage
Linc Energy “misled” regulators and the public about the extent of cancer-causing gas leaks at its Queensland test site in order to raise capital and convince the state government its technology was safe, a court has heard. Latest media coverage here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-11/linc-energy-committed-to-stand-trial-over-alleged-gas-breach/7240956 And here: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/linc-energy-facing-fines-of-up-to-8-million-over-alleged-underground-coal-gasification-project-damage/news-story/e87a641d2ea3451413e93bba8531c72f The company is defending five charges of wilful, reckless and […]
Thousands of cases of water contamination with toxic and carcinogenic substances caused fracking have been documented including in Pennsylvania
A federal jury ruled on Thursday that Cabot Oil & Gas Co must pay more than $4.2 million in damages to two families in northeastern Pennsylvania who said the company’s fracking operations contaminated their ground water. Six jurors in federal court in Scranton awarded $1.3 million each to Scott Ely and Monica Marta-Ely, a married […]
20,000 trucks per fracking site. And these are only tests…
Heavy lorries travelling to Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Roseacre Wood would have an unacceptable impact on road safety, the inquiry into the scheme heard last week. Tom Hastey, a transport expert acting for opponents of the plans, said there were 18 points on the proposed lorry route where major accidents were likely. More on this […]
Horse Hill Tight Oil Fracking Threat To The Weald
The recent flow test of a well at Horse Hill in Surrey, targeted the Kimmeridge Clay and deeper Lias shale formations. This “tight oil” deposit is similar to the Bakken Shale in North Dakota. Fracking company UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) are planning to return to conduct further testing and their recent announcements to shareholders […]