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INEOS PLAN 18 FRACKING EXHIBITIONS FOR SCOTLAND
Not content with importing shale gas extracted from U.S communities. Ineos have plans to open up the central belt of Scotland to fracking. Ineos have a large fracking stake in Scotland – buying 80% of Reach CSG’s 154 square mile licence which lies just north east of Glasgow. Ineos already have licences covering 127 square […]
BUST FRACKING COMPANY ABANDONS 2300 WELLS IN WYOMING
Despite what PR companies and CEOs say, fracking is a short-term industry. Each well produces a very VERY small amount of gas in a very VERY short period of time – typically up to 70% of it’s total gas in the 1st year. Because of this very large numbers of wells need to be drilled. […]
SOUTH WALES FRACKING APPLICATION TO BE HEARD AUG 6TH 2015
Live in North or South Wales? You’re threatened by Fracking (shale and coal bed methane) & Underground Coal Gasification (that’s burning coal underground to make synthetic gas if you didn’t know…). UK METHANE & COASTAL OIL AND GAS (SAME COMPANY!) HAVE A LIVE FRACKING APPLICATION RHONDDA CYNON TAFF. OBJECT TODAY! Objection guidance via Frack Free […]
Community Victory Over Fracking Company
Thanks to the tireless, organised and visible opposition of residents as part of Frack Free Dudleston and other groups in the Frack Free Dee Coalition – Dart Energy (now owned by IGas) has pulled out of the fracking licence they owned in the region (PEDL 185). This also means that the rejected planning application the […]
Third Energy Submit Plan To Frack Well In Yorkshire
Fracking company Third Energy have submitted a planning application to Frack in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. This is no small deal – this application is for the most advanced fracking exploration to be attempted in the region. Object today! Live in the region? Join your nearest group pronto – and get organising! The Kirby Misperton […]
The Fracking industry permanently poisons billions of gallons of clean water each year
Fracking requires vast quantities of water, millions of gallons per well, which is stressing local water resources in areas like Texas, Colorado, Michigan and North Dakota, where farmers have been outbid for irrigation water and in some cases whole towns running dry. Referenced evidence of harm caused by volumes of water used by fracking industry: […]
Fracking companies run afoul of regulators on average 2½ times a day in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Colorado
Fracking companies run afoul of regulators on average 2½ times a day in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Colorado for accidents such as waste-water spills, well leaks, or pipeline ruptures said a report from The Natural Resources Defense Council. Media here. All UK applications and licences: https://frack-off.org.uk/extreme-energy-fullscreen/ See all UK community groups here: https://frack-off.org.uk/local-group-specific-pages/ New UK […]
In six years the fracking industry has wreaked havoc on pennsylvania’s water supplies
Pennsylvania’s fracking boom started in 2009. A new study published in The Journal of Environmental Science and Health shows data collected from resident’s well water pre-drill and post-drill. The results showed Chloride, sulfate, nitrate, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese and strontium were commonly found, with 25 households exceeding the secondary maximum contaminate level (SMCL) for manganese. […]