We have now read all 174 pages of the recently published Department of Energy and Climate Change Committee report 'Strategic Environmental Assessment for further Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing'. There are few, if any surprises least of all that the panel chaired by John Gummer ( now styled Lord Deben ) concludes essentially that fracking is 'without risk'.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266330/environmental_report.pdf
We wonder just how they side-stepped the mountain of evidence to the contrary freely available ( and for some time now ) emanating from the US ( in spite of the widespread suppression of reports by successive administrations ) and elsewhere relating to sickness, animal deaths, worthless properties, traffic hell, ruined infrastructure and landscape desecration. Easy peazy.
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
UK - Fracking bonanza. But exactly which areas are threatened?
BBC report here on analysis of exactly which areas, North and South are likely to yield the most gas ( and disruption, pollution, landscape desecration and noise ). Read the report/watch the video presentation here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25424687
Thousands of wells on up to 60% of UK land mass and scores of daily tanker journeys: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/17/fracking-huge-impact-uk-shale-gas-industry-revealed
Up to half of Britain to be offered up ( by the UK government ) and circa 50 trucks past your front door every day. Read the Daily Telegraph report here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10523069/Half-of-Britain-to-be-offered-for-shale-gas-drilling-as-fracking-areas-face-50-trucks-passing-each-day.html
Just one year ago many in the UK were telling us that they were 'confused' by this issue and that maybe there were arguments in favour. We are quite sure that minds will be firmly made up 'ere long.
Better get out there with that new digital camera and snap all your favourite views, before they are gone forever!
Ed. We are now seeking improved/wider circulation for our reports. Many links to the site on eg Facebook but we would still like to give greater access to this information. If you find these reports helpful please consider circulating them to all those affected or interested on your contacts list. Better still, why not Sign Up ( 100% safe ) as a supporter of Schistehappens ( see link top right of this page ). Thank you.
Thousands of wells on up to 60% of UK land mass and scores of daily tanker journeys: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/17/fracking-huge-impact-uk-shale-gas-industry-revealed
Up to half of Britain to be offered up ( by the UK government ) and circa 50 trucks past your front door every day. Read the Daily Telegraph report here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10523069/Half-of-Britain-to-be-offered-for-shale-gas-drilling-as-fracking-areas-face-50-trucks-passing-each-day.html
Just one year ago many in the UK were telling us that they were 'confused' by this issue and that maybe there were arguments in favour. We are quite sure that minds will be firmly made up 'ere long.
Better get out there with that new digital camera and snap all your favourite views, before they are gone forever!
Ed. We are now seeking improved/wider circulation for our reports. Many links to the site on eg Facebook but we would still like to give greater access to this information. If you find these reports helpful please consider circulating them to all those affected or interested on your contacts list. Better still, why not Sign Up ( 100% safe ) as a supporter of Schistehappens ( see link top right of this page ). Thank you.
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Monday, 16 December 2013
UK - 17m wind turbine provides photo opp' at Manchester frack site
Imaginative protestors have managed to transport a 17m wind turbine blade to the Manchester
( Barton Moss ) site where fracking protestors are gathered. Full marks of course, except that the message will be lost on the government who clearly do not have a coherent and consistent energy policy and on many of the public who are 'confused' by fracking and are probably unsure as to where wind lies in the overall energy policy (sic) mix. Nice move nonetheless and the images have been syndicated across several European journals.
Read the report here: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/16/fracking-wind-turbine-blade-manchester-drilling
( Barton Moss ) site where fracking protestors are gathered. Full marks of course, except that the message will be lost on the government who clearly do not have a coherent and consistent energy policy and on many of the public who are 'confused' by fracking and are probably unsure as to where wind lies in the overall energy policy (sic) mix. Nice move nonetheless and the images have been syndicated across several European journals.
Read the report here: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/16/fracking-wind-turbine-blade-manchester-drilling
France - Mining Law reforms sidestep question of fracking.
The recent report dealing with reforms to the loi minier or French Mining Code have sidestepped the issue of hydraulic fracking/fracturing dealing only with 'permitted activities'. Under the current legislation ( loi Jacob of July 2011 ) fracking is not allowed in France.
Read a report here ( in French but an easy matter to copy and paste the material into Google Translator ): http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Le-nouveau-code-minier-tire-les-lecons-de-la-controverse-sur-les-gaz-de-schiste-2013-12-10-1073987
So, the mess that pertained at the time when the Sarkozy government secretly allowed permits for areas like Cahors in 2010 remains.
Read a report here ( in French but an easy matter to copy and paste the material into Google Translator ): http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Le-nouveau-code-minier-tire-les-lecons-de-la-controverse-sur-les-gaz-de-schiste-2013-12-10-1073987
So, the mess that pertained at the time when the Sarkozy government secretly allowed permits for areas like Cahors in 2010 remains.
UK seeks to sidestep upcoming EU environmental safeguards
Yet another excuse for the UK to whinge about Brussels as the EU proposes new environmental and public health safeguards in the event of widespread fracking. Read the report here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10518120/New-EU-fracking-law-plan-threatens-Britains-shale-gas-boom.html?fb
David Cameron has declared fracking 'safe' and with 'minimal environmental impact'. Now he would know wouldn't he? The chairman of his so called Energy and Climate Change Committee ( or something on those lines ) Lord Deben is categorical in this respect. This from the former John Gummer who forced his daughter to eat a hamburger to prove that it was 'safe' at the height of the BSE scare.
David Cameron has declared fracking 'safe' and with 'minimal environmental impact'. Now he would know wouldn't he? The chairman of his so called Energy and Climate Change Committee ( or something on those lines ) Lord Deben is categorical in this respect. This from the former John Gummer who forced his daughter to eat a hamburger to prove that it was 'safe' at the height of the BSE scare.
Sunday, 15 December 2013
UK - Who led Cuadrilla to believe.................?
Who led Cuadrilla to believe that they would be welcomed with open arms by the British public as they seek to frack up the countryside and garner all those sumptious tax breaks?
We can only wonder. See how the Chairman of said concern sees it by clicking this link: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100250427/why-the-fracking-industry-admits-it-is-getting-smashed-by-public-opposition/
We can only wonder. See how the Chairman of said concern sees it by clicking this link: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100250427/why-the-fracking-industry-admits-it-is-getting-smashed-by-public-opposition/
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