Fracking, Cowboys and Shysters

“Germany fracking since 1955, nearly 60 years, with an 'exemplary record' on safety and the environment
Perhaps one of the more eyebrow-raising presentations at London’s 2011 Shale Gas Environmental Summit was that of Germany’s Klaus Sontgerath, head of department, Lower Saxony State Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology.
In his presentation, he illustrated that Germany – one of Europe’s greenest countries - produces more onshore natural gas than any country in Europe apart from the Netherlands.
And “EMPG has been fracking the Damme 3 shale well since 2008 without incident,” he said, to many of the delegates’ surprise. His comment that there had been shale gas exploration in the country by ExxonMobil since 2008 was to the surprise of many in attendance – including shale experts and consultants alike.
Even more surprising was the revelation that in fact, Germany has been fracking since 1955 in the Schleswig-Holstein region and since 1976 in the country’s Lower Saxony region.”

I have had these examples put to me before.  I am sure they are correct.  
But we are also aware of what has happened in other countries where irresponsible fracking on the cheap has utterly ruined land and water supplies, killed livestock and wildlife, and made peole very ill, and so on, are we not?
Clearly there is a responsible approach, but also a thoroughly irresponsible approach to fracking with a bandwagon effect where every reptile-on-the-make tries to get in on the money-grubbing act!

Cameron/Clegg announcing that virtually the whole of Great Britain is up for fracking, and then offering billions in bribes - IS GOING TO ATTRACT COWBOYS AND SHYSTERS! ISN’T IT?  

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10526811/Fracking-report-changed-to-include-more-negative-effects-following-lobbying-from-green-groups.html

OK, this French firm are being given the green light to FRACK in Lincolnshire and across the UK, in spite of the fact that France has banned ALL fracking in France altogether!

HYPOCRISY? On their part?

Or STUPIDITY? on ours?
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/01/french-firm-plans-fracking-lincolnshire/
 

 

Government backing  ( BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC LIFE!)
Prime Minister David Cameron (reptile) also announced on Monday that local councils that back fracking will be able to keep all the business rates collected from shale gas extraction in the area, rather than the usual 50%.
There will also be a lump sum of £100,000 paid to councils when a test well is fracked, plus direct cash payments could be made to homeowners living near fracking sites, the PM said.
The government estimates councils would keep up to £1.7 million extra a year from each fracking site and hopes the project will help support more than 74,000 jobs and reduce bills for consumers.
There will also be a 1% levy on revenues from shale gas extractions, Energy Minister Michael Fallon added, and local councils would get up to £10 million for communities per a wellhead’s lifetime.
The minister expects 20 to 40 wells to be drilled in exploration over the next two years across the country.
In December 2013, Planning Minister and MP for Grantham and Sleaford, Nick Boles said the law would be changed to allow gas firm to put in fracking applications without sending letters to people about drilling beneath their homes.
Instead, companies would only be required to publish notices in local newspapers, put up displays in local parishes, and conduct a wider consultation.
 A GREEN LIGHT TO COWBOYS AND SHYSTERS

NOW IT IS UP TO US  - TO FIGHT BACK!!!