A call for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the UK
'The oil and gas industry is seeking to exploit UK onshore gas reserves trapped in shale rock and coal beds requiring environmentally damaging and risky techniques, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking). We, the signatories of this petition, call on the coalition government in Westminster, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Scottish Parliament to impose a moratorium, demanded by environmental groups and geology experts in the field, on shale gas, and on the related coal bed methane extraction industry, at least until the results of studies here, in other countries in Europe and in the US have been properly evaluated. Such moratoria are already in place in France, North Rhine Westphalia (Germany), New York State, New Jersey.'
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claire Powell
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We have alkready experienced severe cracking in ohuse walss from tests in our area ( 13th-15th Dec 2012) and wall cracking of a sever nature, in thew Goribng area, over quite a large area. No study relating to water table contamination has been undertaken and experts in fracking technology, such as Professor Tony Ingraqffa at Cornell are cautioning agaInst the current process and its implications. We need to observe the terrible health implications and natural disasters that have befallen innocent victims in the USA who hasve lost health, home and livelihoods and their drinking water, without receiveing any benefit at all from the moned gas, which is mainly used for in dustry anyhow. If we do not stop this now, we too swill suiffer the same. As the old adage runs' Insanty is defined by doing the same thing repeatedly, but expecting a different outcome'.
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Lee Whitaker
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We need to do away with the EU regulations on our coal power stations. Until such time as we are able to use alternative sources of energy which are safe and sustainable enough, coal would be the most viable. Re-opening coal mines in the UK would also provide much need local employment.
We need to modernise our coal power plants rather than closing them down with the new clean coal technology. Whilst CO2 could possibly be having an effect on our atmosphere it is unlikely that anthropogenic global warming is occurring. Man produces around 8 Giga Tons of carbon a year yet the earth produces 40000 Giga tons of Carbon it is highly unlikely that man made CO2 is affecting the situation. Even if we do make the earth greener and C02 is affecting the earth it would not slow it down. Most regulations are in the countries which produce the least C02, if countries like China and India are not reduced there is no point, this is another reason one can see it is simply a UN Agenda 21(sustainable development/SMART growth) implementation
In response to the post at 09h16 on the 14/12 this campaign has not received much attention probably because 38 Degrees seems to be biased towards green campaigns. Whist solar energy and wind turbines are great ideals there is no ways that they will be able to cope with our nation’s energy demands. Choose this route and you will freeze, be taxed to death and not have much money to spare!
Carbon taxing will also not fix the situation this is just an idea to make more money for the global government!
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R
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Having been explained first hand, by an observer, about the processes involved in fracking, I was absolutely horrified. The explosions in the 2000 metre deep well could be heard on the surface and the rig infrastructure vibrated with each explosion. What it could do to our South Downs is unthinkable. And that is without mentioning the chemicals.
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Sean
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Simply don't need the risk or resources and the money and time could be spent on far better projects and aid.
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Anonymous
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Get online and watch a film called 'Gasland'...stop the fracking before its to late
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Anonymous
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we cant drink gas, we cant water our crops with gas, we cant eat gas, we dont have the thousands of gallons of water to spare for fracking let alone the eventual water contamination it will cause. We will end up having to import drinking water from smarter countries who didnt frack up. The land around old fracking sites will not be usable for growing crops or grazing animals and we will have to import food..... fracking is short sighted ecocide.
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Anonymous
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we cant drink gas, we cant water our crops with gas, we cant eat gas, we dont have the thousands of gallons of water to spare for fracking let alone the eventual water contamination it will cause. We will end up having to import drinking water from smarter countries who didnt frack up. The land around old fracking sites will not be usable for growing crops or grazing animals and we will have to import food..... fracking is short sighted ecocide.
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Cathie
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Pumping highly toxic water into the ground in order to release gas to burn is short sighted and foolhardy. Introducing such practices will mean everyone and everything depending on the natural environment will suffer nightmarish consquences in the future. We do not need nor want this practice to begin in the UK we do not allow it.
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Helen Gretton commented
British shale deposits are among the thinnest, making it remarkably daft to ascribe value. The appointment of the party-fund donating frackers themselves as energy advisors and Ed Davey who has no appropriate career experience, along with the government's plan to withdraw local council involvement in the gas extraction planning process, all points to a fascist dictatorship bent on making money out of the dash for gas instead of any strategic decisions taking place that will be in the best interests of people, environment, climate & economy.
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Richard Meyers commented
Risky and shortterm, that postpones genuine solutions being found to the energy problem.
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Martin
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Please like this page on facebook folks, and feel free to leave your thoughts/comments on here, the more people the better in my eyes...........................https://www.facebook.com/nofrackinguk
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Martin
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I am Strongly against this technique, surly there must be an easier and safer way to extract the gas than doing this, What can be done to stop this going ahead ????????? seen as it was decided yesterday (13/12/12) that the fracking will be allowed to resume.
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Sam Milford
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This is absolutely senseless... staving off the inevitable gas shortages whilst risking huge damage to the environment.
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Marcus Draper
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Fracking is a short term solution with big side-effects. Vested interests and not common sense based on the best science seem to be driving this energy strategy.
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Patricia Ailwood commented
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Tony Reese
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Fracking is definitely not the answer, whatever the question. Already oil companies and others are sensing an economic risk that environmental groups will not allow it to destroy our countryside - we just need to be consistent in opposing this devastating concept
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Mark Horler
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Instead of nations competing for a share of ever dwindling resources, eventually we will HAVE to move towards sustainable energy sources.
Fracking is absolutely NOT the answer!
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Pinsie Perkins
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Governments of the world need a serious re-think on fuel for the future, and they will find our future power sources come via wind, solar and water ~ NOT THIS FRACKING LUNACY!!! (Apologies for shouting, I'm rather miffed at Ed Daveys decision-taking this week...)
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Anonymous
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It is an unbearable realism that today, this co-alition government is forcing ahead with the idea that Fracking the UK shale beds would bring any long term benefits to Life and Land. The massive amount of documentation from the people in the USA and Australia should be more than enough evidence of the devastating affects this process creates on Land,water, air and people and animals health, who live near these drill holes and methane plants...The persons responsible for these toxic hell-holes: Multi-national drilling corporations,which include the lobbyists/shareholders appear to be faceless, and legally and moraly unbound by insufficient legal and humanitarian policies that these countries governments pushed through in the same cloud of the veneer of prosperity. The evidence mounting daily from the result of this dash for gas/exploitation for money is bordering on insanity and a horrifc potential threat to the UK.
