Monthly Archives: June 2016
Fracking Company IGas Threaten 2 Sites In Nottinghamshire
Fracking company IGas Energy Ltd have submitted another planning application to explore for shale gas in Nottinghamshire. They now have 2 live planning applications for sites at Tinkers Lane near Blyth, and Springs Road near Misson. The Misson site also has a live EA Mining Waste Permit Application. Both of these applications stop short of […]
Radioactive Fracking Waste Poses A New Threat On UK Roads
Frack Free Leeds invite you to join a campaign to stop Knostrop, a waste water treatment works in Leeds, from accepting flowback fluid produced from shale exploration and hydraulic fracturing. North Yorks County Council have just given the go ahead for Third Energy to frack in Yorkshire and they will need somewhere to dispose of […]
Fracking led to 25% increase in hospitalisation of young people…
A study of the health impacts of fracking development in the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2013 found significant associations between shale gas development and hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), pneumonia, and upper respiratory infections (URI). Read the study here: http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/agsaaea16/235745.htm An organised community is THE best defence against the Fracking industry. […]
Fracking Industry Fails In Denmark As Community Resistance Grows
After two years Total has decided to to abandon its shale gas exploration plans in Denmark. Their first exploration well was suspended after just one day when it was discovered that Total had used “unauthorized” chemicals. They used a chemical referred to as ‘Null Foam’, that wasn’t approved by Danish authorities. Since then they have faced […]
“Hidden underground, there are thousands of abandoned fracking wells…”
In most U.S. states, there is no requirement for homeowners to be notified about abandoned oil and gas wells on their properties. Jeff Parsek bought his house in a neighborhood of cul-de-sacs and suburban ranch homes on the south side of Fort Collins, Colo., in 2004. He had no idea that state records show there […]
Find Out About Aurora’s Fracking Plans – Public Meetings near Formby
Come along and find out more about Aurora Energy Resources plans and the threat from seismic surveys. Landowners are being bullied into allowing these test to take place on their land, as refusing access would result in high court action, sanctioned by the Secretary of State. There are three meetings planned in Sefton and West […]
Aurora Energy Resources & Energy Minister Bully Landowners For Seismic Access
A Freedom of Information Act request revealed that Aurora had applied for “ancillary access rights” after being refused entry by 46 landowners. This number was later reduced to four. Further FOI’s revealed that Energy Minister, Andrea Leadsom (on behalf of the Secretary of State) decided that it was appropriate to refer the matter to the […]