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This one well is leaking 1,200 tons of methane daily…
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 – the worst leakers being “deviated” wells commonly used for fracking. Latest coverage: http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20151219/two-months-in-porter-ranch-gas-leak-compared-to-bp-gulf-oil-spill NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find […]
Anti-fracking community direct action in New South Wales, Australia
Yesterday, anti-fracking campaigners from the northern rivers, NSW (Australia) joined an escalated protest against coal-seam gas mining in the Pilliga Forest at which two Coonabarabran women locked themselves by their necks to the gates of two sites near Narrabri owned by miner, Santos. Michelle Webb, a 52 year-old agricultural teacher and sixth generation farmer locked […]
Fracking reserves mapped out in Latin America
Set to be fracked: Spanning an area that includes southern Brazil and part of Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, the Guaraní Aquifer holds 20 percent of South America’s water. Latest coverage: http://www.alternet.org/fracking/fracking-expands-latin-america-threatening-contaminate-worlds-third-largest-aquifer NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local Group here… Email info@frack-off.org if you want help setting up a group in your area. […]
Fracking causes earthquakes. Latest is massive and hits British Columbia.
Fracking, and particularly the injection of fracking waste into disposal wells, is resulting in a massive increase in earthquakes in the US, including swarms of hundreds or thousands around individual wells. Latest coverage: http://ecowatch.com/2015/12/17/bc-fracking-earthquake/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local Group here… Email info@frack-off.org if you want help setting up a […]
Burning millions of tonnes of coal underground might not be a great idea.
The Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog admits that it doesn’t know what level of protection its safety regulation can provide against the hazards of underground coal gasification (UCG). The risks were “sometimes unknowable”, it says in one report. Full coverage via The Ferret: https://theferret.scot/new-coal-gas-could-cause-polution-says-watchdog/ What is UCG?: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energies/underground-coal-gasification/ NOW IS THE TIME TO GET ORGANISED! Find your Local […]
Congratulations Northern Rivers!
5 years of community campaigning has done the job. Massive marches and community blockades backed by information nights and documentaries, gas-field free surveys and declarations, Knitting Nannas ‘knit-ins’ and a host of other community based actions. Coal seam gas (coal bed methane) exploration and extraction will cease in NSW’s Northern Rivers and north coast district […]
NEW Fracking Licences for The South East & South West
The results of the 14th onshore licensing round have been delayed significantly but the Oil & Gas Authority have just issued all 132 remaining blocks! With around 10 million of acres of the UK now licensed communities are under threat from industry and government like never before. Find out if your community is now in […]
NEW Fracking Licences for The North West, North East & Yorkshire
The results of the 14th onshore licensing round have been delayed significantly but the Oil & Gas Authority have just issued all 132 remaining blocks! With around 10 million of acres of the UK now licensed communities are under threat from industry and government like never before. Find out if your community is now in […]