The very heart of the matter.............

We can argue about flaming taps, earthquakes, employment (!), logistics, 'interim energy(sic)' and more but in the end it's about political power, influence - and cash. The Independent reports here
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-fracking-industry-bosses-at-heart-of-coalitio
how senior industry figures sit at the very heart of the UK coalition government.

No connection we hear you cry?!!

Fracking - a manly, tough thing?!

George Monbiot appears to hit the nail right on the head here: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/19/david-cameron-fracking-mania-machismo when he refers to the 'Unbridled machismo' associated with fracking.

True George, but it is also about grabbing as much money as 'we' can whilst the going's good and to hell with the consequences.

BALCOMBE - signifier for the entire UK?

Protest grows at the Balcombe fracking site. Increasingly it is becoming clear that the mix of protestors - ordinary concerned citizens and activists is a powerful formula and the impact of the Balcombe protest is likely to be felt in other threatened areas ahead of any actual activity by the likes of Cuadrilla. One step too far for Cameron and Co perhaps?

Read the latest report and view the video here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23749448

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Read how Lobbyists forced fracking on the UK

We were not the least bit surprised to read in The Independent exactly how industry lobbyists convinced the UK government that fracking up the countryside would be a jolly good, whiz bang idea.

Read the report here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-lobbying-works--and-why-this-bill-wont-change-a-fracking-thing-8773474.html

Fracking - for the birds????

Here is just one example of how fracking proposals in a 'compact' environment like the UK will increasingly lead to a wide range of conflicted interests. There is no doubt that excessive airborne methane and the noise and disturbance caused by the horrendous logistics involved in this process are not likely to sit happily with the aims and objectives of bodies like the RSPB nor for that matter the National Trust, Water Boards and many more. Just a matter of time.

Quite simply, we should not be doing this - anywhere. Those who argue for 'cheap fuel' and 'interim energy' clearly do not give a damn about the environment or future generations. There are not two sides to this argument - definitif.

Read the BBC report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23730308

Make our day

We are made aware on a daily basis of the extent to which people ( especially in the UK for instance ) are confused and bewildered by the conflicting reports carried on national TV and in the press largely as a result of mischievous lobbying. Large volumes of neutral, factual data are available via a simple internet search but still, for many this is not the way that they gather news and form opinions.

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Environment Agency cover up - UK

Read here how Environmental Protection Agency (sic)  officials were fully aware of the risk of contamination to aquafers in Sussex and yet chose to 'finesse' their sentences in consultation with ministers.

Click the link to read more:  http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10610762.Secret_emails_reveal_the_risk_to_water_in_Sussex_from_fracking_was_known_by_officials/