Net zoals kernenergie, nanodeeltjes in
zonnebrandcreme's, ADHD medicatie voor kwetsbare kinderen, dikmakende fructose als
zoetstof in kinderdrankjes, genetisch gemanipuleerde planten, het grote euro luchtkasteel
is schaliegas voor de overheid geen enkel probleem. Minister Verhagen kan niet wachten om
te beginnen. Men negeert de problemen die sinds jaren spelen in de VS en Canada en denkt
opnieuw het wiel te kunnen uitvinden.
In plaats van te focussen op schone energie
richt men zich opnieuw op vervuilende vormen die iets van de 20ste eeuw zijn. Beleid is
voor de overheid steeds meer iets van de korte termijn. De baat gaat nl de lasten vooruit.
En kritische geluiden worden in de kiem gesmoord. Zelfs het Brabantse waterleidingbedrijf
gaat ineens 180 graden om.
Als je echt een gezondere leefomgeving wilt
spreek dan onze politici aan op hun beleid. Wie zwijgt stemt toe.... en wie op regenten
stemt kan meer van dit soort wondermiddelen verwachten.
Ron Fonteine
Fracking Caused 2 Earthquakes In
The UK
A New report out confirms that it was
"Highly Probable" that they were caused by Fracking.
Mark Ruffalo on hydrofracking in New
York
Act to stop gas drilling
(hydrofracking) in New York until we are sure it can be done safely
without threatening drinking water.
Brabant zit misschien op gouden bergen. In de grond zit schaliegas, een aardgas. In Haaren
en Boxtel groeit het verzet tegen geplande proefboringen. Er zijn grote zorgen over de
veiligheid.
In Arid South African Lands,
Fracking Controversy Emerges
The contentious practice of hydrofracking to extract underground natural gas has now made
its way to South Africa's Karoo, a semi-desert known for its stark beauty and indigenous
plants.
Mayor Brad Woodside is reiterating that New Brunswick's capital city is off-limits to
companies that want to employ hydro-fracking techniques to search for shale gas or
petroleum.
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation is expected to release its latest
environmental impact study on natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale region this
week.
Natural gas fracking needs to be
monitored, panel says
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in shale formations should be monitored
closely for its environmental effects, a federally appointed panel recommended Thursday.
Scientists send letter of
disapproval to Dept. of Energy over fracking panel
A group of 28 scientists from 22 universities have sent a letter to Secretary of Energy
Steven Chu criticizing his picks for a DOE panel that is studying the safety and promise
of hydrofracking, saying that the board is heavily tilted toward gas industry interests.
Wyoming regulators exempt 146
'fracking' chemicals from public disclosure
Wyoming regulators have agreed to keep secret the identities of 146 chemicals used in
hydraulic fracturing since disclosure rules went into effect nearly a year ago, according
the the state's oil and gas supervisor.
Fracking Operations Cause Thousands
of Earthquakes in Arkansas
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission placed a ban on fracking wastewater wells in the area
yesterday. A moratorium on well activity had been in place for months as geologists
investigated a possible link between fracking activity and the outbreak of more than 1,200
earthquakes that measured lower than 4.7 in magnitude.
One Tainted Water Well, and Concern
There May Be More
For decades, oil and gas industry executives as well as regulators have maintained that a
drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used for most
natural gas wells has never contaminated underground drinking water.
Anyone who has seen the Oscar nominated documentary Gasland will be aware of the potential
damage that Fracking can do to both the environment and people’s health.
In Arid South African Lands,
Fracking Controversy Emerges
The contentious practice of hydrofracking to extract underground natural gas has now made
its way to South Africa’s Karoo, a semi-desert known for its stark beauty and
indigenous plants. But opposition is growing amid concern that fracking will deplete and
pollute the area’s scarce water supplies.
Gas Fracking Poses Serious
Environmental Risks, Panel Finds
Natural-gas companies risk causing serious environmental damage from hydraulic fracturing
unless they commit to the best engineering practices, a task force named by Energy
Secretary Steven Chu concluded.
What started as one couple’s fight against gas drilling in their local park grew into
a campaign to save more than 700,000 acres of Pennsylvania forest.
South Africa faces environmental
concerns over fracking
Farmers in South Africa's Karoo region fear fracking could devastate their environment in
the face of a desperate need for alternative energy supplies to fuel its growing economy.
Using a process called hydraulic fracturing, one drills into the ground - then
horizontally as small explosions pierce the shale rock. Water, sand and chemicals are then
forced into the rock to release the gas.But fracking is controversial and locals are
concerned about what impact that is going to have on the environment. Oil companies insist
that drilling for gas in Africa's largest economy will bring jobs and development --
without destroying the environment.
Een proefboring van het Britse bedrijfje Cuadrilla naar schaliegas in Blackpool
(Noord-Engeland) is uit voorzorg opgeschort na een kleine aardbeving op vrijdag.
De inwoners van Boxtel houden hun adem in. Het Brabantse plaatsje zou zomaar eens het
toneel kunnen worden van proefboringen naar Schaliegas. Dat is een soort aardgas.
In Brabant komen binnenkort proefboringen naar schaliegas. Dit soort gas moet de
toekomstige leegte van de gasbel in Slochteren vervangen. Maar in de twee gemeenten waar
sprake is van proefboringen verzetten bewoners en instanties zich hevig tegen de winning
van dit gas. Het ophalen van het schaliegas uit de aarde zou namelijk niet zonder gevaar
zijn. EenVandaag spreekt met verontruste bewoners, de verantwoordelijk wethouder, de
directeur van waterbedrijf Brabant Water en een vertegenwoordiger van het bedrijf
Cuadrilla dat de boringen gaat uitvoeren.
Het Britse bedrijfje Cuadrilla dat in Brabant wil gaan boren naar schaliegas, opent de
tegenaanval op de groeiende weerstand in de publieke opinie. Er is een pr-bureau
ingeschakeld.
I've recently written about the moratorium the South African government has imposed on
hydraulic fracturing, the polluting and water-intense method to extract natural gas from
underground layers of shale rock also referred to as fracking.
California Deserves Disclosure on
Fracking Chemicals and Water Use
Few Californians realize that the highly controversial shale gas and oil extraction
process known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” has been taking place in
their state for more than 50 years.
7 Ways Oil and Gas Companies Are
Trying to Buy Positive Public Sentiment for Fracking
Their high-dollar campaign to put a happy face on this risky practice is designed to
challenge the growing movement to ban fracking that's heating up across the country.
Provinciebestuurder Jules Iding van de SP noemt het uitermate teleurstellend dat minister
Maxime Verhagen van Economische Zaken niet rustiger aan wil doen met de proefboringen naar
schaliegas in Boxtel en Haaren. Hij vindt dat de minister zich schuldig maakt aan
minachting van de Brabanders.
Ban Fracking In NY Rally in
Manhattan's Foley Square
Gasland Director Josh Fox,Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringert Food & Water
Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter Senator Tony Avella anthony other advocates and
organizations came out to show their support on banning a common sense ban on fracking in
NY
Incidents where hydraulic
fracturing is a suspected cause of drinking water contamination
For years the drilling industry has steadfastly insisted that there has never been a
proven case in which fracking has led to contamination of drinking water.
In Boxtel heeft actiegroep Groen Front gisteren een picknick tegen schaliegasboringen
gehouden. Het was een protestpicknick op de plek waar geboord moet gaan worden.