Posts by Jonathan Whittaker
TTIP Potential Fracking Threat
The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a potential threat to us with regards to fracking. With many American based fracking companies likely to be involved in the exploitation of our potential shale gas, this agreement, if ratified, would mean that fracking would become almost certain due to the heavy financial penalties of not fulfilling…
Read MoreCuadrilla Appealing Against Local Decision
The well publicised decision by Lancashire County Councillors to reject plans by Fracking company Cuadrilla to sink two exploratory fracking wells in the county have been challenged by the company in question. Given a Prime Minister that espouses local democracy and respect for the opinions of local people in making local decisions, there should be…
Read MoreMPs Vote for a Temporary Ban on Fracking
Here’s the list of MPs who voted for a fracking moratorium – or temporary ban on fracking – during the Third Reading debate of the Infrastructure Bill. 52 MPs voted in favour of a fracking ban, but 308 voted against, so fracking will happen. Most Labour MPs abstained – which means they didn’t vote either…
Read MoreFrack Free Cotswolds Downloadable Posters
Click the images below and then right click on the pop-up and select save as…
Read MoreTIME TO ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
There will be a public meeting on Wed. 29th Oct. 2014 at the University of Gloucestershire. Room TC001 at the Francis Close Hall Campus, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ. Entitled ‘Time To Act – on climate change’ and an ‘Update on Fracking’. The speakers will be Suzanne Jeffery from Campaign against Climate Change and Dr Jonathan Whittaker…
Read MoreCotswolds Stop Fracking Petition
Add your support and sign the local Anti Fracking group ‘Frack Free Cotswolds’ petition. http://frackfreecotswolds.co.uk/
Read MoreFears over fracking ‘green light’ in Gloucestershire
The new minerals plan is just one stage fracking companies have to go thorough. The Government has always planned for this to be easy. What is more alarming is that rather than protecting areas of outstanding natural beauty, the Government has removed yet another safeguard by making one minister responsible for the finial decision. We the public…
Read MoreGreenbelt 2014
See us @ Greenbelt 2014! Get your free Fracking U.N.S.A.F.E. stickers. We are available to provide talks on anti-fracking for local or national impact.
Read MoreAnti-Fracking Win in N.Y. Court May Deal Blow to Industry
By Chris Dolmetsch, Freeman Klopott and Jim Efstathiou Jr. June 30 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Betty Liu reports that New York State’s highest court ruled that towns and cities can block hydraulic fracturing within their borders, upholding a six-year-old statewide moratorium on the practice. She speaks on “In The Loop.” New York’s cities and towns can…
Read MoreCase Made by eMail Against this Website and our Replies
1. Gov. Hickenlooper has drunk fracking fluid, so it’s not toxic. Reply: Different companies use different mixes in their fracking fluid, often tailoring it to the rocks they need to frack. A controlled small amount of known to be safe fracking fluid injested is NOT proof all fracking fluid is safe. Some sewage outflow water…
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