Yearly Archives: 2016
“It’ll be bodies stopping trucks if the courts fail us…”
A tiny community sitting on a 27-square-mile piece of Western Pennsylvania wanted to send a big message to the energy company planning to deposit toxic fracking wastewater under its neighbourhoods. Grant Township planned ahead. It passed a law that protects its residents from arrest if they protest against Pennsylvania General Energy Company’s (PGE) creation of […]
Community Mobilisation Against Aurora Seismic Survey Threat
Aurora Energy Resources are trying to carry out 3D seismic surveying. 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. The survey will be carried out by TESLA Exploration International and could begin within the […]
Tireless community opposition keeps the fracking industry at bay in N.B, Canada
Inspiring rolling blockades from Elsipogtog First Nation members and their supporters have frequently resulted in a violent clashes with the RCMP. See more from the ongoing resistance here: https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/anti-fracking-protesters-say-report-wont-lessen-their-resolve/ New Brunswick’s energy minister said a moratorium fracking in the province, enacted in late 2014, will continue indefinitely because the provincial government does not believe the […]
Stop the drilling at Woodburn Forest! Join the community fight back today!
Oil and Gas company InfraStrata are now 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, clean drinking water. Northern Ireland’s Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazard, has just announced he proposes to […]
Seismic testing = One step closer to fracking – Live in the area? Get involved!
Aurora Energy Resources are trying to carry out 3D seismic surveying. 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. The survey will be carried out by TESLA Exploration International and could begin within the […]
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. […]