Yearly Archives: 2016
Do you live near a proposed frack-waste disposal site? Find out today!
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. See proposed UK waste disposal sites: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energy-fullscreen/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local […]
250+ Anti-Fracking groups in Britain & Ireland. Join or start one where you live TODAY!
Organised, visible community resistance is beating the fracking industry. NOW is the time to find your local group or start one in your area! See our latest guide to campaigning for anti-fracking groups here: https://frack-off.org.uk/get-stuck-in/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! See all current UK Fracking Licences here… Find out whats going on in your region […]
Formby Public Information Evening Tomorrow!!! Thursday 21st July
Aurora Energy Resources are trying to carry out 3D seismic surveying. Landowners have already been 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. Click To Enlarge. The survey is being carried out by TESLA Exploration International. The […]
Steel Rusts, Concrete Crumbles – Every Fracking Well Will Eventually Leak
Leaking wells have been a persistent and chronic problem for the oil and gas industry, contaminating land and water with toxic and carcinogenic materials, with the fraction of leaking wells growing as they age, and the worst leakers being “deviated” wells commonly used for fracking. More on leaking wells: https://frack-off.org.uk/mounting-evidence-the-harm-caused-by-fracking/#leaking NOW IS THE TIME TO GET […]
Fatalities amongst oil and gas workers have climbed to the highest level since records began in the US
An oil field in San Juan County, New Mexico erupted in flames on 11th July Monday night, highlighting the continued and increasing dangers of the fracking industry. The fire broke out around 10:15 p.m. Monday at a fracking site owned and operated by WPX Energy, setting off several explosions and temporarily closing the nearby Highway […]
Seismic Surveys – One Step Closer To Fracking!!!
Aurora Energy Resources are trying to carry out 3D seismic surveying. Landowners have already been 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. Click To Enlarge. The survey is being carried out by TESLA Exploration International. The […]
Legal Observer Training Day In Yorkshire – Be Part Of The “Infrastructure Of Resistance”
The East Riding of Yorkshire has become the front-line in the campaign against on-shore gas exploration and extraction. Government guidelines issued to the Police are aimed at preventing lawful and peaceful protest, but it is our right to be able to protest against plans to turn the East Riding of Yorkshire, our back yard, into […]
Companies provide bottled water when they destroy water sources. What happens when you can’t breathe the air?
Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Texas have all recorded massively increased air pollution as a result of fracking, including local concentrations of toxic hydrocarbons fumes as well as region-wide ozone pollution, with residents suffering headaches, sore throats, nosebleeds, dizziness and breathing difficulties https://frack-off.org.uk/mounting-evidence-the-harm-caused-by-fracking/#airMore on air pollution & fracking: Fracking has led to giant compressor stations, […]