US - Just a hint of what life could be like if fracking comes to town.

And it's pretty grim for all concerned.....http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/energy/2014/07/140709-montana-oil-boom-bakken-shale/

Berlin - Germany to ban fracking for a minimum of 7 years.

In stark contrast to the completely reckless disregard for human health and safety not to mention property rights of the Cameron Government, the German Government is to ban hydraulic fracturing for a 'minimum' of 7 years. Ministers cite the 'concerns of the population' and suggest that 'the protection of health and drinking water have absolute priority'.

What a contrast with the stance adopted in the UK where the government would sooner spend millions on policing legitimate protest ( £2.5 million at the Balcombe demonstrations alone ).

Read the report in The Business Spectator here: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2014/7/5/resources-and-energy/germany-ban-fracking-seven-years

UK - Cameron well aware of risks to drinking water...................

.................but chooses/chose to ignore Environment Agency advice in his mad rush to frack.

Read more here: http://m.theargus.co.uk/news/10610762.Secret_emails_reveal_the_risk_to_water_in_Sussex_from_fracking_was_known_by_officials/

US - Earthquakes linked to fracking - fact.

Read http://www.salon.com/2014/07/03/oklahomas_earthquake_epidemic_linked_to_fracking/ more here:

Germany to ban fracking for a minimum of 7 years.

We got it wrong ( us?!! ). It now seems that Germans are more than a little concerned about the possible effect of harmful chemicals on their drinking water and are to introduce a moratorium on fracking set to last for a minimum of 7 years.

Read more here: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2014/7/5/resources-and-energy/germany-ban-fracking-seven-years

UK - Who convinced the BBC?

'Concrete and steel will ensure safety of fracking fluids'. Really? Are those who promote this type of thinking remotely aware of the failure rate of concrete casings/sleeves? Is anyone aware of the level of staff reduction in the Health and Safety Executive under the Cameron Government?

Read the report of the report here: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28130982?print=true

Lastly, has anyone in the UK taken just five minutes to research failure rates in the much vaunted US gas - fracking field? Industry figures put the failure rate at somewhere between 6% and 16%. Certainly in UK offshore operations it can be as high as 27%.

And of course look what can happen when well casings are damaged by the contractors themselves.....http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/mar/13/fracking-cuadrilla-halts-operations-lancashire

US - Bribes and bungs and more.........................

$50,000 to every household to buy their silence. That's a lot of bung - even for the US.
What is to hide we have to ask if fracking is such a clean, regulated, safe, almost lovable practice?

Read more here: http://www.propublica.org/article/aggressive-tactic-on-the-fracking-front?utm_source=et&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter