Public Health England is guilty of gross scientific misconduct, writes Paul Mobbs, for its apparently deliberate whitewashing of the public health impacts of fracking. But it's all part of a pattern of maladministration that reaches to the heart of government.
… Shale gas and public health - the whitewash exposed … UK Law Fossil Fuels Pollution Radiation gasmasks-cut.jpg Public Health England is … draft report on the health impacts of shale gas [1] . They looked at all the evidence on …
Sixty-four environmental and community groups have filed a petition to the EPA demanding federal limits on toxic air pollution from oil and gas wells which threaten the health of 150 million Americans.
… EPA - we demand oil and gas well pollution limits! The Ecologist | … limits on toxic air pollution from oil and gas wells which threaten the health of 150 … health by setting pollution limits on oil and gas wells and associated equipment in …
After a five year battle against fracking companies, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that towns and cities can pass zoning laws that forbid fracking and other industrial land uses. The verdict will inspire other communities across the USA to enact similar measures.
… pitting community rights against the oil and gas industry, the Court ruled that the towns … laws to ban heavy industry, including oil and gas operations, within municipal borders. … in 2009, after residents pressured by oil and gas company representatives to lease their …
Thanks to damage to coastal wetlands by the oil & gas industry, Louisiana is losing two acres to the sea an hour, writes Julie Dermansky. The companies are legally obliged to repair their damage - but they haven't and the cost has reached $50 billion. The answer? A Bill backed by the state governor to make them immune from lawsuits.
… New Orleans: oil & gas evading $50bn coastal restoration … to damage to coastal wetlands by the oil & gas industry, Louisiana is losing two acres to … projects and damage done by the oil and gas industry. There is a land loss on the …
The Government is struggling to spin its policy to fast track fracking, writes Paul Mobbs. So as it cuts the public out of the regulatory process, exempts exploratory wells from controls, and forces the Environment Agency to issue permits with 1-2 weeks, its spin machine has resorted to outright lies and misinformation to conceal the scale of the attack on our environmental rights.
… examination of its policies on unconventional gas and oil. Thus far though, we haven't seen … no 'reserves' Firstly, Britain has no shale gas "reserves" . A 'reserve' is a known and … research on the issue, believes that shale gas will never contribute more than 5% to 15% …
The Green MP for Brighton, Caroline Lucas, and four other protestors have been found 'not guilty' by Brighton magistrates on charges of obstructing the highway and other public order offences at a 2013 anti-fracking protest. 'The fight goes on!'
… and to stop the exploitation of shale gas and oil. Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton … underground, under high pressure, to force gas and oil from rock layers. Cuadrilla has … at Balcombe to see if the area has oil and gas bearing rocks. The trial coincided with …
Montana legislators have brushed off the attempts of farmers, ranchers and landowners to effect 'zoning' regulations to protect them, their land, their water and their livestock from the toxic impacts of fracking. Now they say: 'See you in Court!'.
… from the harmful effects of oil and gas drilling. The landowners collectively seek … essential voice in the development of oil and gas on their properties. "State and federal … protect us from the worst impacts of oil and gas drilling" , said farmer Bonnie Martinell, …
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.
… still enjoy carte blanche to exploit shale gas across most of the country. The fight … one. In rushing to exploit the UK's shale gas reserves, the industry has spent millions … country, Canada. The US is not only where the gas companies honed various technologies used …
The UK has just opened a bidding round for fracking licences. But the rules contain only weak protections against fracking in National Parks and AONBs - and none at all for even the most important wildlife sites and drinking water aquifers.
… 28th July 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Oil Gas UK Regulation Politics Pollution Water … round of bidding opened up today for oil and gas companies to secure licences to frack … Minister Matthew Hancock said that shale gas would be "a bridge to a much greener …
A Lancashire grandmother is to appear in a Preston court tomorrow to defend a £55,000 claim pressed by fracking company Cuadrilla and its CEO Francis Egan for the costs of an eviction that never even took place, writes Oliver Tickell. Now a campaign calling on Cuadrilla to drop its unjust and oppressive legal action is gaining momentum - and its Egan who's on the defensive.
… (@lorddeben) December 8, 2016 Why not green gas? Green energy firm Ecotricity has also … challenged Cuadrilla and the wider the shale gas industry today by submitting planning applications for rival 'green gas' mills on proposed fracking sites in …
This week the Welsh Assembly voted for a moratorium on fracking. But IGas company bosses insist that the Welsh Government is powerless to stop them pushing ahead with test drilling plans - as all the key decisions are made in Whitehall.
… Fracking company defies Wales's shale gas moratorium The Ecologist | 7th February … voted for a moratorium on fracking. But IGas company bosses insist that the Welsh … all the key decisions are made in Whitehall. IGas has responded to a motion passed at the …
In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
… complicity in the East Timor genocide: oil, gas and the depravity of power John Pilger | … by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East … 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting. …
After over a century of coal ash and colliery waste dumping, the Tyne and Wear coastline is no stranger to industrial pollution. But soon a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human health and the environment, backed by unflinching Government support and generous lashings of taxpayers' money.
… 'Underground coal gasification' hell-fires threaten Tyneside and … Mobbs | 3rd April 2015 News Oceans Energy Gas Fracking Fossil Fuels UK Finance Mining … a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human …
Ecuadorian children take state-owned Petro Amazonas to court over air pollution from gas flares.
… Goodey | 9th April 2020 News Ecuador Mining Gas Flare Amazon Editor’s Picks Change Makers … Amazonas to court over air pollution from gas flares. Nine children aged between … the children demanding the cessation of all gas flares in their villages which contaminate …
The Amazon basin faces 'ecosystem collapse' according to a new report about hundreds of major dams and other mega-projects planned for the region - home to the world's greatest rainforest. David Hill reports.
… dams and extractive, such as oil, gas and mining. The focus is on the number of … that is or is set to be included in oil and gas concessions. 407,000 - km2 of mining … involved in the exploratory phase for oil and gas by Brazilian state company Petrobras, …
Britain’s climate 'leadership' is based on the profoundly unjust and violent transition that was the defeat of the 1980s miners' strike.
… Margaret Thatcher Climate Breakdown Coal Gas UK Government Neoliberalism Mining … in 2015 . The emergence of North Sea oil and gas was also crucial to the Thatcher … assault on coal. Britain became an oil and gas producer during the 1980s. With the new …
The impact of fracking on communities and ecosystems demands a complete rethink of the human relationship with nature, writes Shannon Biggs. Nature has rights - and this must be reflected in our laws.
… than with 'hydraulic fracturing' for natural gas and oil, an extreme energy extraction … planet, releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere according to the US … new subterranean playgrounds of the oil and gas industry worldwide. We are all …
Denton's 59-41 vote to ban fracking has got right up the nose of the state's fossil fuel elite, writes Julie Dermansky. The Texas city has already been hit with two lawsuits - but it's going to fight them all the way, with a $4 million legal fund ready and waiting.
… Dermansky | 11th November 2014 News USA Oil Gas Fracking Law Politics … General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association are the first to challenge the … is committed to continuing the review of our gas well ordinance to ensure the utmost …
The oil and gas industry has admitted that its canals and drilling rigs have destroyed 1,900 square miles of coastal wetlands on the US Gulf Coast, but a Federal Judge with deep industry ties has ruled that 97 companies off have no liability for the $50 billion damage.
… Fuels Law gulf-oil-depot-cut.jpg The oil and gas industry has admitted that its canals and … website says the following about its oil and gas representation: "Seventy-five years before … the first commercial production of Oil and Gas in Louisiana, Chaffe McCall made its mark …
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.
… nature sites, arguing that the shale gas industry would be held back if it was … has confirmed that exploration for shale gas will no longer be prevented in SSSIs. … effect on the development of the shale gas industry." Fracking will still be …
Thirty years ago today, Union Carbide's pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, released toxic gases that killed 3,787 people and injured over half a million, writes Vijay Prashad. The site is still contaminated, victims remain uncompensated, and the area suffers from a high rate of serious birth defects. Yet UC's CEO evaded justice, to die in a Florida nursing home this year at the age of 92.
… factory in Bhopal, India, released toxic gases that killed 3,787 people and injured … methyl isocyanate within an hour. The toxic gas hovered over Bhopal, descending into the … sensation - many vomited, felt breathless, gasped for air, which only drew in more of the …
While other countries apply themselves to environmental challenges from climate change to nature protection, Russia - with its massive wealth of nature and natural resources - is stubbornly refusing to take part, writes Lucy E J Woods. And as the economy declines, the pressure is on: to ignore environmental regulations, and clamp down on environmental defenders.
… companies. And yes, Russia is big in oil and gas - but also in water, nature, beauty Russia … second largest quantities of coal and natural gas with significant oil reserves, accounting … loans to a 90-day maximum. In response, gas giant Gazprom is already building domestic …
It's tough being a filmmaker on the front line of environmental defense, writes David Lavallee - challenging corporate control of the Earth's resources, not to mention governments and security services, all of them intent on extracting every last drop of oil and gas from the world's most pristine places. All the more so when holding a camera makes you an instant 'eco-terrorist'.
… on extracting every last drop of oil and gas from the world's most pristine places. All … known as unconventional sources of oil and gas, and their environmental, economic and … lines of the battle against fracking for gas and oil shale. When you're making a film …
The anti-fracking movement scored a great victory when Lancashire councillors refused planning permission for two fracking wells, writes Damien Short. But dig deeper and the triumph was all the greater, as it overcame not just Cuadrilla, but a morass of pro-fracking bias and legal and scientific misrepresentation from those meant to be providing impartial advice.
… fracking - the controversial unconventional gas extraction technique. The invitation came … America and overseas that indicate shale gas extraction is linked to adverse health … cancer or birth defects) as a result of shale gas activity in North America. Conversely, …