Posts by Jonathan Whittaker
Dr. Ingraffea Facts on Fracking
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Read MoreWARNING Fracking An Inconvenient Truth Watch Learn about Fracking Shale Gas what they dont say
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Read MoreCalling All National Trust Members
Volunteers needed to gather petitions at National Trust sites across the country, against the possibility of fracking on Trust land. Please leave a comment or contact us
Read MoreNational Trust Members Against Fracking
As a member of the National Trust myself I am appalled by the declaration by director-general Dame Helen Ghosh that the conservation charity has an “open mind” about allowing fracking on its land. [poll id=”2″]
Read MoreIf you thought you were protected, well you’re not!
What the Government is planning to do is nothing short of scandalous. The normal checks and protection afforded by our system has been removed for fracking. The hurdles and public consultation afforded to those planning wind farms or solar are removed for unconventional gas, which includes fracking. We are all in DANGER. We should ALL…
Read MoreCitizen Journalist Mel Kelly’s Open Democracy.net research got the attention of Scottish Parliament re: UCG (Unconventional Coal Gasification)
[youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KwA1B7KK-Y”] So next time a geologist, driller or government official tells you that fracking is fine and dandy, ask them: where are the hydrological, hydro-geological & hydro-geochemical risk assessments? There’s a short answer: there aren’t any. And there aren’t any for a simple reason: the geologists don’t know. “WATER IS OUR LIFE SOURCE” we cannot survive without clean…
Read MoreNew Front Opens Up in the Battle on Fracking
Anyone at all concerned about fracking, especially in the Cotswolds, NEEDS to come to this meeting: ‘Fracking the Cotswolds’ at the Bingham Hall, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Friday 27th September, 2013. Doors open 7 pm. Open to all. The Government is attempting to win public support for fracking by purposefully keeping the public in the dark and…
Read MoreThe Positive Alternatives to Fracking.
There is one primary misconception about fracking and that is, that it is similar to getting oil and gas out of the ground previously using single rigs to tap into a commodity that is under pressure. The new gas extraction methods don’t work like that. They are energy intensive, using almost as much energy to…
Read MoreAn Aerial View of Hydraulic Fracking Along The Marcellus Shale
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Read MorePennsylvania family says gas drilling turning paradise home into nightmare
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