OUT OF CONTROL FRACKING IN THE UK
UK GOVERNMENT WANTS TO GIVE THE GO AHEAD FOR FRACKING WITHOUT OBTAINING PERMISSION FROM PROPERTY OWNERS OR NOTIFYING THEM
Hydraulic fracturing may soon take place under thousands of homes across the United Kingdom without their owners’ knowledge.
Based on a proposed law change the burden of notifying homeowners will be lifted from energy companies, the Guardian reports.Planning Minister Nick Boles said a change in UK law will allow gas companies to put in drilling applications without notifying those in the area whose property could be affected, the Guardian reported. Companies will instead have to post notices in local newspapers and erect site displays in local parishes.
Many opposed to fracking cite potential health risks, air pollution and water contamination, as well as possible earthquakes. Nevertheless, the government portrayed alerting all those possibly impacted by localized fracking as too much of a burden for companies to weather.
Read more - http://rt.com/news/uk-fracking-notification-homes-466/
HALF OF UK SUITABLE FOR FRACKING, REPORT SAYS
Fracking – a process that involves splitting shale rocks deep underground -
uses huge amounts of water, and in some places this would need to be shipped in
by tanker.
Around 75% of water used for fracking flows back, and the Environment Agency wants it re-used for further fracking, with the addition of extra water.
But it is expected that in some places waste water will need to be removed from site by lorry, and the report’s authors say this could put a strain on local water treatment.
The energy minister Michael Fallon said residents’ objections would be dealt with at the local level by the planning system and water issues dealt with by the Environment Agency.
Around 75% of water used for fracking flows back, and the Environment Agency wants it re-used for further fracking, with the addition of extra water.
But it is expected that in some places waste water will need to be removed from site by lorry, and the report’s authors say this could put a strain on local water treatment.
The energy minister Michael Fallon said residents’ objections would be dealt with at the local level by the planning system and water issues dealt with by the Environment Agency.
Read more - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25420552
FRACKING CHEMICALS LINKED TO BIRTH DEFECTS AND INFERTILITY
“More than 700 chemicals are used in the fracking process, and many of them disturb hormone function,” said one of the study’s authors, Susan C. Nagel, PhD, of the University of Missouri School of Medicine. “With fracking on the rise, populations may face greater health risks from increased endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure.”
Read more - http://www.thedailysheeple.com/fracking-chemicals-linked-to-birth-defects-infertility_122013
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