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Water Company removes drinking water sources from main Belfast supply due to risk from oil & gas exploration
NI Water has closed two reservoirs in Carrickfergus amid fears of toxic contamination of the water supply to thousands of homes, the Belfast Daily can reveal. Media coverage: http://www.belfastdaily.co.uk/2016/04/26/exclusive-two-reservoirs-closed-amid-fears-of-toxic-contamination-over-drilling-at-woodburn-forest/#.Vx_vsNg8FDY.facebook Stop the Drill Campaigners said tonight that they are not surprised by NI Water’s move saying it has warned of the potential before drilling even started. […]
The East Midlands and the North East are under attack from fracking companies. Get informed and get organised where you live today!
IGas Energy plans to construct a shale gas exploration site off the A634 between Barnby Moor and Blyth. Initially IGas plans (PDF) to drill one well to core sample the shale, as well as a number of small monitoring boreholes in vicinity. French utility company GDF Suez has a 25 percent stake in IGas’s licence […]
“So much gas is bubbling through the river that it held a huge flame for over an hour”
So much methane is bubbling into a river surrounded by hundreds of fracking wells that it’s a fire hazard! Local campaigners blame the coal seam gas industry for the gas releases which are spreading along Queensland’s river Condamine and gaining in intensity. Media: http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/2987602/australian_river_on_fire_with_fracked_coal_seam_gas.html An organised community is THE best defence against the Fracking industry. […]
The fight against fracking in North Yorkshire is heating up. Now is the time to get involved.
The scale of the threat of Shale Gas in Yorkshire should not be underestimated. Rathlin Energy and Third Energy, two conventional oil and gas companies, have drilled deep wells to explore the eastern side of the Bowland Shale. Both companies have used used stealth to pursue their fracking endeavours and both now have plans to […]
The fracking industry requires thousands of wells to survive. Each one a toxic nightmare.
New data from the National Pollution Inventory has exposed the increasingly large quantities of toxic compounds the coal seam gas industry is pumping into the atmosphere, as production ramps up around Australia. Media Coverage: https://newmatilda.com/2016/04/19/coal-seam-gas-toxic-emissions-climb-production-ramps/ An organised community is THE best defence against the Fracking industry. Get our step-by-step guides and start planning an effective Anti-Fracking campaign where […]
Destroying lives & depleting water sources: 7500+ fracking wells drilled in Australia.
The fracking debate in the Northern Territory is a matter of “life or death” for farmers, a pastoralist says. Daniel Tapp, farmer, says he is very concerned about over-allocations of water for mining activity in the NT. “We can’t live without water,” he said in Darwin on Tuesday after a hearing held by the Senate […]
Know your rights & gain confidence @ this workshop!
This gentle introduction will help you take action safely and effectively. The session is free, and being run by trainers from Rising Tide and Green and Black Cross Legal. Please bring your own lunch and a donation towards room hire if you’re able to make one. Everyone is welcome, particularly those who have health concerns […]
Ban follows contamination of 30,000 hectares of farmland
Underground coal gasification (UCG) will be banned in Queensland due to its environmental impact, Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham says. UCG is the process of burning coal underground to produce synthetic gas: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energies/underground-coal-gasification/ Key points: Mines Minister to introduce UCG ban legislation to State Parliament by end of year Potential risks to environment, agricultural industries […]