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Land North-West Of Brooklands Farm

…230; Land North-West Of The Brooklands, Dudleston, Ellesmere, Shropshire Sy12 9Jg… Continue reading

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Power station occupation illustrates demand surge for fracked gas

Power station occupation illustrates demand surge for fracked gas

…1; for just one year. At Airth the company responsible, Australian driller Dart Energy, plans to dump the millions of gallons of waster waters produced into the nearby Firth of Forth. Airth is a Coal Bed Methane operation, whereby gas is extracted from layers of coal using techniques similar to fracking. Several thousand similar well bores are planned across the country. The very first of these – by Lancashire fracker Cuadrilla – cause… Continue reading

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Farndon Day 1 (Thurs 27th Feb)

Farndon Day 1 (Thurs 27th Feb)

…Cranes Begin To Setup On Dart Energy’s Fracking Site In Farndon, Cheshire (Click To Enlarge) Dart Energy have brought in equipment to their Farndon fracking site and will be trying to erect a drilling rig in the coming days. The local community is mobilizing to resist. See below for more photos…. Continue reading

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Upton Day 3 (Mon 7th Apr)

Upton Day 3 (Mon 7th Apr)

…Kids Space At Camp On Dart Energy’s Planned Fracking Site In Upton, Cheshire (Click To Enlarge) A camp has been setup by the local community on the site where Dart want to construct a pad. See below for more photos…. Continue reading

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Upton Day 44 (Sun 18th May)

Upton Day 44 (Sun 18th May)

…Camp On Dart Energy’s Planned Fracking Site In Upton, Cheshire (Click To Enlarge) A camp has been setup by the local community on the site where Dart want to construct a pad…. Continue reading

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Upton Day 2 (Sun 6th Apr)

Upton Day 2 (Sun 6th Apr)

…Constructing A Kitchen At Camp On Dart Energy’s Planned Fracking Site In Upton, Cheshire (Click To Enlarge) A camp has been setup by the local community on the site where Dart want to construct a pad. See below for more photos…. Continue reading

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Coal Bed Methane Overview

…Seam Gas. There is planning permission for around 60 CBM wells in the UK. Dart Energy recently submitted planning applications to Falkirk and Stirling County Councils for the first CBM production wells in the UK. Extracting Coal Bed Methane can cause water contamination. If hydraulic fracturing is used, this can contaminate the groundwater. The process uses huge amounts of water mixed with toxic chemicals, a large fraction of which are never reco… Continue reading

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Fracking Scotland: Shale Report Signals Third Threat

Fracking Scotland: Shale Report Signals Third Threat

…f the most populous in Scotland, including parts of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Dart Energy Has Already Drilled A Number Of Coal Bed Methane Test Wells Near Airth In The Midland Valley With The Threat Of Hundreds More To Come (Click To Enlarge) In addition to shale gas, the report also claims there is around 6.0 billion barrels of shale oil in the Midland Valley, of which 240 million barrels might be extractable (assuming 4 percent). This would require… Continue reading

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