Fracking has no social licence in the UK, will contribute little to the economy, will have a huge adverse impact on other sectors, will be a disaster to climate and the environment, and won't even improve energy security, write Peter Strachan and Alex Russell. Do we really want to see 16,000 or more shale gas wells drilled in the British countryside? Let's FraXit now!
… Time to give the chop to fracking: FraXit now! Professors Peter … Alex Russell | 19th December 2016 Comment Fracking Energy Fossil Fuels Pollution … UK England Scotland frack'n'go-cut.jpg Fracking has no social licence in the UK, will …
The key study that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is based on serious scientific errors, writes Nick Cowern. Not only has the Government failed to correct them, but it is now delaying the publication of a new official report that would reveal the truth - that fracking is considerably worse for the world's climate than coal.
… UK fracking policy founded on scientific fraud, … Nick Cowern | 15th June 2016 News Fracking Climate Change Emissions Science … that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is …
UN climate negotiations get under way today in Bonn, Germany - and they offer a key opportunity for campaigners to gear up their fight against fracking, writes Jamie Gorman, because to stabilize the Earth's climate, the gas must stay deep underground.
… Anti-fracking activists - engage with us in Bonn … talks Jamie Gorman | 4th June 2014 Comment Fracking Climate Change Unfccc Fossil Fuels … campaigners to gear up their fight against fracking, writes Jamie Gorman, because to …
Just as the UK Government is stirring up public anger against human rights, writes Anna Grear, its fast-track development of shale gas and oil shows that we need these legal protections more than ever. A new report shows how the 'dash to frack' is endangering our most cherished rights - to health, water, security and life.
… Fracking - human rights must not be ignored! … Anna Grear | 30th October 2014 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Law Human Rights | Energy Politics UK fracking-eagle-ford-cut-2.jpg Fracking can …
Ministers are determined to get fracking under way in the UK as fast as possible, so it's a 'fait accompli' in time for the election, writes Alex Stevenson. With a firm pro-fracking concensus in Parliament, only one thing can frustrate their plans - strong local campaigns to turn around MPs desperate for re-election in 2015. It even has a name: democracy.
… One more heave! Ministers' pre-election fracking drive Alex Stevenson | 9th September 2014 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels Politics … Ministers are determined to get fracking under way in the UK as fast as …
As Cuadrilla's application to frack in Lancashire goes to public inquiry today, protestors from Greenpeace have installed a full-size 'fracking rig' in Parliament Square, London, complete with flare and deafening sound effects, to let MP's know just how great it is to have a fracking well on your doorstep.
… Ecologist | 9th February 2016 News Protest Fracking UK Politics Fossil Fuels Corporations … from Greenpeace have installed a full-size 'fracking rig' in Parliament Square, London, … let MP's know just how great it is to have a fracking well on your doorstep. Greenpeace has …
The Government sees fracking as the answer to the UK's energy problems. But as Alex Stevenson reports, support for it is weak among Lib Dem MPs, not to mention their voters. Could fracking soon be finished?
… Can fracking survive the 2015 General Election? … Alex Stevenson | 19th February 2014 News Fracking Politics UK Fossil Fuels … frack-baby-frack.png The Government sees fracking as the answer to the UK's energy …
The UK government is all for fracking, writes Dr Robin Russell-Jones, but on climate grounds alone it should be banned. Evidence from the US shows that shale gas is twice as dirty as coal from a climate viewpoint due to 'fugitive emissions' of methane. That makes fracking incompatible with the UK's climate change commitments and the Paris Agreement - as the CCC may soon rule.
… Fracking is twice as bad for climate as coal - … 2016 News Climate Change Emissions Methane Fracking Fossil Fuels COP21 Science … The UK government is all for fracking, writes Dr Robin Russell-Jones, but … 'fugitive emissions' of methane. That makes fracking incompatible with the UK's climate …
Botswana has been accused of sacrificing the Kalahari, one of the world's most precious wildlife reserves, to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of environmentalists and communities who could lose access to scarce water.
… David Smith | 18th November 2013 News Africa Fracking Fossil Fuels Gas Indigenous People … precious wildlife reserves, to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of … scarce water. Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, for the production of gas is the …
Despite all the hype that fracking the UK will mean cheaper energy bills, it is increasingly clear that the opposite is the case, writes Lesley Docksey. And who will pay the cost? Taxpayers, energy users, and the environment ...
… Who will pay the costs of the fracking revolution? Lesley Docksey | 31st December 2013 Comment Fossil Fuels Fracking Economics Energy UK odessa-texas.png Despite all the hype that fracking the UK will mean cheaper energy …
New regulations that will allow fracking under national parks, water sources and nature sites won the approval of MPs today in a Commons vote, write Kyla Mandel & Oliver Tickell, even though four Tory MP's rebelled against the party whip. But the new rules won't apply in Wales and Scotland.
… Fracking go-ahead in England's national parks, … Oliver Tickell | 16th December 2015 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Politics Law … New regulations that will allow fracking under national parks, water sources … new rules won't apply in Wales and Scotland. Fracking for shale gas will now be allowed …
Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos, Environment Secretary Liz Truss, the Environment Agency and its ex-boss Lord Smith all suffer from a blind spot, writes David Lowry - the dangers of fracking, its radioactive emissions and the toxic chemicals that threaten to pollute our aquifers. As for official advice that 'regulation needs to be strongly and robustly applied' - pass the Tippex!
… Fracking is safe. Radiation is harmless. And … Dr David Lowry | 21st November 2014 Comment Fracking UK USA Fossil Fuels Gas Health … spot, writes David Lowry - the dangers of fracking, its radioactive emissions and the …
Not only is fracking a massive threat to the UK's water, argues John Ward - it's a dead-end technology that will make us pay a heavy price for going precisely nowhere in energy terms.
… Fracking - it's the water, stupid! John Ward | 13th November 2013 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels fracking-water.png Not only is fracking a …
2017 began with bang for Friends of the Earth, writes Tony Juniper, with a hostile media blitz orchestrated by the fracking industry and abetted by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). But the storm, over alleged errors in an FoE leaflet about the hazards of fracking, reveals nothing so clearly as the disgraceful conflict of interest at the top of the ASA itself.
… of interest: why we cannot trust the ASA on fracking! Tony Juniper | 18th January 2017 Comment Fracking Media UK Fossil Fuels … a hostile media blitz orchestrated by the fracking industry and abetted by the …
The lesson of fracking in the US and Canada is a simple one, writes Naomi Klein. The fracking industry is vicious, brutal and will stop at nothing to get its way. British anti-frackers can celebrate yesterday's achievements - but the fight ahead will not be an easy one.
… Message to the UK: the fracking 'bridge' is burning! Naomi Klein | 27th January 2015 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Energy Climate Change … Corporations Law US UK Canada denton-fracking-cut.jpg The lesson of fracking in the …
Breaking a clear pre-election promise, the government will allow fracking to take place in the UK's most precious wildlife sites and in vital groundwater source areas, writes Adam Vaughan.
… Fracking go-ahead in SSSI wildlife sites, … Guardian Environment | 17th July 2015 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Energy UK Law Politics … promise, the government will allow fracking to take place in the UK's most …
The US fracking industry has a dirty secret. It has secured a total of seven loopholes and exemptions that give it the power to pollute at will - and citizens have no comeback. Now it's time to fight back!
… | 15th February 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Fracking USA fracking-rig.png The US fracking industry has a dirty secret. It has …
Conservative councillors have passed an application to frack in the Yorkshire Dales by Third Energy, signalling the return of shale gas exploitation in the UK after a five year break, writes Victoria Seabrook. Campaigners vow: 'We will fight on!'
… Seabrook DeSmog.uk | 24th May 2016 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels Climate Change … councillors gave the go-ahead for the first fracking tests in the UK in five years. North … and Ryedale District Council had passed anti-fracking motions. But earlier this month the …
The jailing of anti-fracking protestors demonstrates a deep alliance between the state, finance and capital
… State has 'taken political prisoners for fracking industry' Chris Saltmarsh | 1st October 2018 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Justice polar bear and … police close up-cut.jpg The jailing of anti-fracking protestors demonstrates a deep …
For the US fracking industry - and for Vice-President Joe Biden - fracking is more than just a way to bring in vast amounts of cash, writes Steve Horn. It's also a key weapon in the US's long war with Russia, as Biden made clear this week in Kiev.
… Fracking weaponized - Joe Biden's Ukraine … crusade Steve Horn | 25th April 2014 Comment Fracking Russia Ukraine USA Politics Fossil … Fuels Energy biden-obama.jpg For the US fracking industry - and for Vice-President Joe …
Emboldened by the Tory election victory and the appointment of Amber Rudd as energy Secretary, writes Ben Lucas, planning applications to frack have been coming in thick and fast - even in densely populated London boroughs.
… Fracking surge follows Tory election win Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 31st May 2015 News Fracking UK Politics Energy Fossil Fuels fracking-balcombe-protest-cut.jpg Emboldened …
On the final day of the trial of Caroline Lucas and other anti-fracking protestors, we ask - what about human rights? Entirely neglected by the government in its desperate drive to frack, they ought to trump all other policy considerations.
… Fracking - why are human rights being ignored? … Hulme Steffen Böhm | 25th March 2014 Comment Fracking Law Fossil Fuels Water Pollution UK … of the trial of Caroline Lucas and other anti-fracking protestors, we ask - what about human …
The UK government claim that fracking is a 'clean' energy source rests on the conclusions of a single scientific paper, writes Paul Mobbs. And now that paper has been conclusively invalidated: it uses misleading figures that understate the methane emissions from fracking, and subsequent findings have left it totally discredited. Yet the paper is still being quoted to justify fracking, and the fool the public on its climate change impacts.
… Whitehall's fracking science failure: shale gas really is … than coal Paul Mobbs | 24th May 2017 News Fracking Climate Change Science Fossil Fuels … UK ch4-cut.jpg The UK government claim that fracking is a 'clean' energy source rests on …
Information from Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency shows that at least 43 new fracking concessions have been handed out to multinational companies including Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and Drummond. These concessions affect over three hundred municipalities, in the departments of Cesar, Santander, Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Tolima. SEBASTIAN ORDOñEZ and DANIEL MACMILLEN VOSKOBOYNIK report.
… Ecologist Special Report: A multinational fracking boom begins in Colombia Sebastian … MacMilllen Voskoboynik | 7th April 2017 News Fracking Colombia Protests Fossil Fuels Environmental Conflicts colombia fracking 1.jpg Information from Colombia's …