France - Villeneuve -de - berg - the battle continues

Readers may recall that Messrs Scheupbach and Total filed several legal proceedings following the cancellation of their licence to frack at several locations in France. The plaintiffs will have their appeals reviewed on December 8th by the Administrative Tribunal of Clergy-Pontoise. The sites concerned are in Drôme and Ardèche: Villeneuve-de-berg and Montelimar.  Local collectives have made and continue to make their feelings clear to all concerned. Ed.

Read the report ( in French, we recommend Google Translate ) here:-

http://www.ledauphine.com/ardeche/2015/11/28/gaz-de-schiste-le-combat-continue

UK - Rising opposition to fracking - too late.

There would appear to be a rising level of opposition to fracking in the UK. Way too late. Ed.

Read the survey report here: http://drillordrop.com/2015/11/10/record-level-of-opposition-to-fracking-government-survey/

Cameron government to override local democracy - Lancashire fracking decision refers.

The Cameron government is to decide the outcome of planning appeals in Lancashire brought by Messrs Cuadrilla. Democracy? Greeest government ever? Ed.

Read more here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-34938891

US - Los angeles residents bring action relating to racial discrimination in relation to siting of oil and gas wells.

No real surprises here perhaps but it all builds the case/argument. Ed.
http://lasentinel.net/racially-discriminatory-oil-drilling-alleged-in-l-a-lawsuit.html

UK - Amber Rudd speech - hardly a mention of fracking.

Has Amber overlooked the central plank of Tory policy we wonder? Surely not.Ed.

Read what she had to say here: http://drillordrop.com/2015/11/18/amber-rudd-energy-policy-speech-analysis-and-reaction/

UK - Business leaders opposed to fracking wrongly added to list of those in favour.

http://stopfyldefracking.org.uk/latest-news/business-leaders-opposed-to-fracking-wrongly-included-as-signatories-on-pro-fracking-letter/

One wonders how that could possibly have happened? Ed.

Jose Bove fears a resumption of shale gas drilling in the Gard and Herault Departements.

And probably with good reason - Ed.

http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/languedoc-roussillon/herault/montpellier/jose-bove-craint-

France - Sailor supports shale gas in political bid

It would seem that sailor Maude Fontenoy is still in favour of shale gas/fracking and is making this something of a platform in the context of her role in Les Republicans (formerly the UMP ). 

Once President Hollande is gone it would seem inevitable that fracking will once again become a major issue en France.

Full article here ( in French ): http://www.liberation.fr/desintox/2015/11/12/maud-fontenoy-se-refait-un-shoot-au-gaz-de-schiste_1412888

UK becomes only G7 country to increase fossil fuel subsidies

From The Guardian.............................

'Tory government is giving billions in ever increasing handouts to oil and gas majors at the same time as cutting support for clean energy, report reveals'

Read the full report here:  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/12/uk-breaks-pledge-to-become-only-g7-country-increase-fossil-fuel-subsidies?CMP=share_btn_link

UK government - total disregard for sites of scientific special interest.

Sheer arrogance and disregard for anything other than greed............................
http://www.consented.co.uk/read/west-newton-a-a-dangerous-microcosm-of-uk-fracking/

US - Study explains link between wastewater disposal and earthquakes.

Long suspected, the link between wastewater resulting from oil or gas fracking now receives detailed examination and surprise, surprise....................

Read the report here: http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2015/06/pumped-rumble