And then there is the question of Wind Turbines.......................

Slightly off topic - or is it....................................

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/06/wind-turbines-landscape-billionaires-energy-policy

Energy Policy - what Energy Policy?

For those concerned about the French landscape and local proposals the following site provides alarming information:  http://www.environnement-juste.org/Presse/communiques/Communique%20de%20presse%20du%2023%20aout%202013.pdf

Fracking poses risk to UK farm animals and food safety..................

And soon it will be too late....................

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2082668/fracking_poses_risk_to_uk_farm_animals_and_food_safety_experts_warn.html

World Fossil Fuel Reserves growing - BUT.....

Interesting interactive pages here from data collated by Oil Change International setting out just why, in spite of growing reserves we simply should strive to leave them in the ground.

Read and interact with the article here:http://www.theguardian.com/environment/interactive/2013/nov/26/why-fossil-fuel-reserves-growing-oil-carbon

UK - 'Fracking will not bring down fuel bills' - Lord Browne.

Fracking supremo and former BP Chief, mastermind of the Government's so called Royal Society of Engineering ( almost certainly created to whitewash the image of fracking ) and Chairman of Cuadrilla Resources ( main player at Blackpool and Balcombe ) has contradicted UK Government claims that fracking will bring down domestic energy bills..........................
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/29/browne-fracking-not-reduce-uk-gas-prices-shale-energy-bills

Mind you, he also said that fracking was 'existentially important'. But then again, he was  speaking at the LSE! Still working on that one - Ed.

France - MPs ( two of them ) back Shale Gas testing. But then......

Read how two French MPs appear to be acting as salesmen for the Shale Gas Industry here in The Connexion:http://www.connexionfrance.com/MPs-shale-gas-report-parliament-Bataille-Lenoir-15252-view-article.html

Bad timing. Wrong country. At least for the duration of this Presidency.

UK- Viscount Cowdray fights fracking

UK. Finally, the message appears to be getting through.....................
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1344516.ece

Not just 'Up North' eh!

UK - Rivers running dry...............................

And that's before the idiots start the wholesale fracking http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/25/rivers-water-bill-wildlife-habitat