'Revealed - fracking bosses at heart of government!'
'The coalition may be promoting the controversial practice of fracking for gas because senior figures from that industry sit at the heart of government.' Independent - Sunday 14th July 2013.
Click here to read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-fracking-industry-bosses-at-heart-of-coalition-8707589.html
We are stunned.
Sunday, 14 July 2013
Friday, 12 July 2013
Harmony in government - now that's a relief!
After the sacking of two environment ministers shortly after they cancelled permits for shale gas exploitation and the call for a public debate on what he laughingly describes as 'safe fracking' by Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg we now see that Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has called M.Montebourg into line and it appears that there is consistent thinking at the very highest levels of government after all. We are relieved.
Read the articles ( in French ) here: http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/gaz-de-schiste-montebourg-dement-avoir-rompu-la-ligne-du-gouvernement-12-07-2013-2977345.php and also.......
http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/gaz-de-schiste-montebourg-dement-avoir-rompu-la-ligne-du-gouvernement-12-07-2013-2977345.php
Busy week here at SchisteTowers but rest assured, politicians may be on holiday soon ( tho' not the lobbysists of course ) but we will be here watching their every move.
France still world's No.1 tourist destination - for now.
Off-topic? Have we finally lost it here at SchisteTowers? Not a bit of it. Read here :- http://www.connexionfrance.com/France-tourist-foreign-Asian-Chinese-DGCIS-14859-view-article.html how France is till the world's number one destination for holidaymakers.
Imagine how different it would be however, if the water ( and therefore the wine ) were posioned, the rural landscape marred by ugly derricks and tiny villages had hundreds of truck movements on a regular basis and a 'lake' of contaminated fracking water to compete with the municipal version!
Stay tuned for more news on the political mish-mash viz-a-viz Gaz de Schiste here en France.
PLEASE circulate this link ( copy and paste ) to all your contacts. The more people that have the facts the more likely that this abomination is to be effectively opposed.
Imagine how different it would be however, if the water ( and therefore the wine ) were posioned, the rural landscape marred by ugly derricks and tiny villages had hundreds of truck movements on a regular basis and a 'lake' of contaminated fracking water to compete with the municipal version!
Stay tuned for more news on the political mish-mash viz-a-viz Gaz de Schiste here en France.
PLEASE circulate this link ( copy and paste ) to all your contacts. The more people that have the facts the more likely that this abomination is to be effectively opposed.
Latest from the good 'ole USA........................
Hard to believe ( or is it?! ) but the American Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) is now authorising the re-use of contaminated fracking water for consumption by livestock and wildlife! This flies in the face of their own regulations. Once again - big money talks. Surely we have now reached the point where government in all it's forms is little better than farce.
Click the link to read more http://ecowatch.com/2013/epa-fracking-wastewater-agriculture/
Can we be sure that if the half of the current French government that are pushing to frack here are ultimately successful that they will not behave in the same way?
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Earthquakes - the reality........................
Read here how scientists not funded by the 'dirty' industry view the matter of earthquakes and fracking (click the link) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/11/fracking-water-injection-major-earthquakes
Who do YOU believe?!!!
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Who do YOU believe?!!!
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Thursday, 11 July 2013
Meanwhile, here in France..................
In French journal La Parisien today a leading article ' Gaz de Schiste la replublique ferme de Le Foll à Montebourg' Stéphane Le Foll ( Minister of Agriculture ) refers to the total unsuitability of fracking in France and challenges the very idea of so called 'ecologique' exploitation of Gaz de Schiste promoted by ministre du Redressement productif, Arnaud Montebourg. He also refers to the clear split on the matter between ministers.
Here at SchisteTowers we are at least pleased that 'les agriculteurs' are now treating this as a real threat ( something we tried to interest them in as early as March of 2011. Perhaps the nations wine growers will become interested next and then maybe even the tourism industry. Now wouldn't that be nice!
Read the article in French here: http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/gaz-de-schiste-la-replique-ferme-de-le-foll-a-montebourg-11-07-2013-2974275.php To translate to English simply copy and paste the text into Google Translator ( not perfect but at least allows a basic understanding of the article ).
Technical note. The idea of the 'green' exploitation of the shale is a nonsense. Even if orange juice were to replace the toxic fracking fluids and guarantees ( impossible ) could be given about the water course, the process would still involve massive disruption, damage to infrastructure with hundreds of truck movements on rural roads, ugly derricks AND once extracted, the net result is yet one more fossil fuel that contrary to industry 'nu-speak' is not (Tyndall Report - University of Salford refers ) cleaner than coal in terms of emissions once everything is factored in.
PS Please pass our site link to all your friends and family as you see fit. Wherever they live it is unlikely that this matter will not concern them soon or later.
Here at SchisteTowers we are at least pleased that 'les agriculteurs' are now treating this as a real threat ( something we tried to interest them in as early as March of 2011. Perhaps the nations wine growers will become interested next and then maybe even the tourism industry. Now wouldn't that be nice!
Read the article in French here: http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/gaz-de-schiste-la-replique-ferme-de-le-foll-a-montebourg-11-07-2013-2974275.php To translate to English simply copy and paste the text into Google Translator ( not perfect but at least allows a basic understanding of the article ).
Technical note. The idea of the 'green' exploitation of the shale is a nonsense. Even if orange juice were to replace the toxic fracking fluids and guarantees ( impossible ) could be given about the water course, the process would still involve massive disruption, damage to infrastructure with hundreds of truck movements on rural roads, ugly derricks AND once extracted, the net result is yet one more fossil fuel that contrary to industry 'nu-speak' is not (Tyndall Report - University of Salford refers ) cleaner than coal in terms of emissions once everything is factored in.
PS Please pass our site link to all your friends and family as you see fit. Wherever they live it is unlikely that this matter will not concern them soon or later.
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
UK - Again!
This morning we have been made aware of the detailed proposals for potentially poisoning the entire Sussex water supply chain.
If this concerns you directly or if you have broader concerns about the entire issue of the widespread pollution and disruption of communities caused by hydraulic fracking in the guise of 'clean' energy
( which it is not ) or 'interim' energy ( nu-speak from our friends in the oil and gas industry ) then do please read the following link +/- sign the attached petition ( no obligation ): http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_the_poisoning_of_the_entire_Sussex_water_supply/?
More concerning fast-moving events here in France soon. Remember, this is the 'sleepy' period - but not for money-grubbing lobbyists/apologists for 'les petroliers' and their politician friends.
If this concerns you directly or if you have broader concerns about the entire issue of the widespread pollution and disruption of communities caused by hydraulic fracking in the guise of 'clean' energy
( which it is not ) or 'interim' energy ( nu-speak from our friends in the oil and gas industry ) then do please read the following link +/- sign the attached petition ( no obligation ): http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_the_poisoning_of_the_entire_Sussex_water_supply/?
More concerning fast-moving events here in France soon. Remember, this is the 'sleepy' period - but not for money-grubbing lobbyists/apologists for 'les petroliers' and their politician friends.
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