Tuesday, June 7, 2011

No Shale Gas in East Kent - Newsround

Campaigners have mobilised to stop the proposal to produce gas from the shale deposits by the controversal 'fracking' method: This is where a cocktail of chemicals, sand and water is used under high pressure to smash or 'frack' the shale deposits some 1500-4000m underground. This method has been know to contaminate ground water.

BBC Kent: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13666638

EKM: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2011-1/june/8/green_party_fights_oil_plans.aspx

NI: http://www.newint.org/features/2011/05/01/fracking-the-word-gasland-film/

Your Sandwich: http://www.yourdover.co.uk/p_141/Article/a_14281/Gas_drilling_at_Sandwich_could_lead_to_water_contamination

KOS: http://www.kentnews.co.uk/p_12/Article/a_14166/Green_Party_slams_plans_for_gas_mining_in_Woodnesborough,_near_Dover,_amid_controversial_fracking_concerns
Gas News: http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/NaturalGas/8947310

Evironmental Agency's view 

Energy & Climate Change 5th Report here 

Coastal &Oil & Gas in Wales here
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4 comments:

  1. Nick GrealyJune 11, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Visit my site to discover the top ten myths of shale gas. And poisoned water is only one of them.
    Shale gas is not perfect. But it can provide a 50% or more reduction in CO2 compared to coal generation. It can do that with no subsidy at all, and do it far quicker than renewables. Energy efficiency is key, but unlikely to offer savings of more than 10 to 15%. Shale gas, properly regulated is the best thing to happen to the environment, consumers and the economy in years.

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  2. JohnnyLJune 12, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    We have a site on facebook called 'Fracking Hell (UK)' where you can find information, support and discussions from people and anti-fracking groups all round the world. We would welcome your participation so we can coordinate opposition to this awful process.

    https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_181312585243017&id=216333188407623&notif_t=group_activity

    Johnny Linehan

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  3. Luke AshleyJune 12, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Fracking Hell (UK)
    https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_181312585243017&ap=1

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  4. Andy ChybaJune 17, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Check out Nick 'Greedy' Grealy on LinkedIn to see where he is coming from. He is well known to us at No Fracking UK. He stands to make a fortune from Shale Gas. He is as poisonous as Frack chemicals.

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