Citizen Journalist Mel Kelly’s Open Democracy.net research got the attention of Scottish Parliament re: UCG (Unconventional Coal Gasification)

By Jonathan Whittaker | September 27, 2013 |

[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…

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Documentary – Oil Fracking and its dangers, how this effects you.

By Jonathan Whittaker | July 22, 2013 |

[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/wiDGlpGfNRI“] This documentary highlights the power of the fracking industry and its ability to over-run all by the amount of money it generates for those directly involved. However, what is also shown is that where people are involved living in close proximity to the sites, the dangers of the process are causing real concern…

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Fracking Hell: The Untold Story

By Jonathan Whittaker | June 11, 2013 |

An original investigative report by Earth Focus and UK’s Ecologist Film Unit looks at the risks of natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale. From toxic chemicals in drinking water to unregulated interstate dumping of potentially radioactive waste that experts fear can contaminate water supplies in major population centers including New York City, are the…

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