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News 17-5-2013 Belfast is a now a major terminal/port for Green Energy. The mighty Pacific Orca arrives in Belfast Harbour. She is the biggest wind farm installation vessel (WIV) in the world. http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/pacific-orca-wind-farm-installation-vessel/ DONG Energy is now located in Belfast Harbour Estate. Dong Energy installs off-shore wind turbines. Who are dong Energy..? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Energy Sadly, Dong Energy also drill (conventional) for Oil & Gas. We need more Green Energy and less focus on fossil fuels.
17-5-2013 Young people take action in helping to create documentary about Fracking. The film called Fracking In Fermanagh: what could it mean? is 90 minutes long and has been made with the participation of about 15 local young people aged from 9 to 22. About 30 interviews were recorded with a broad range of people from the local community, including farmers, fishermen, tourism providers, ecologists, doctors, young people and with politicians at the local and national level. International perspectives on fracking were given by specialists in the fields of health and the environment. so where is it showing?? http://ardhowentheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873493848/events
16-5-2013 The Irish times A doc published recently 'Making the Most of our Natural Resources - Oil and Gas Exploration in Ireland' argues that a number of concerns are deterring the industry's big players from investing here. These include poor strike rates from previous efforts to find commercial Oil and Gas, uncertainty over planning and suggestions that the government could change the tax regime.(ROI) Irish Oil & Gas Explorer, Providence Resources commissioned professional services firm Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) to carry out the research.
5-4-2013
Parts of all 6 Counties of N. Ireland could be up for grabs as new proposals are planned by DETI to make the province fully exploitable for Oil/Gas. Please help inform the public, NOW
Upcoming Events:
Ian R Crane talks Fracking: Sun 19th May - Dublin : (FULL DAY EVENT) Clarion Hotel Liffey Valley, Dublin 22, IRELAND
25-5-2013 Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith is active in the anti - fracking movement in Australia and promotes the Lock the Gates campaign. She is an expert in the toxic risks of coal seam gas mining to human and animal health. 3pm at the Long gallery Stormont She will be speaking Saturday 25th May 2013.
4-6-2013 Fracking in Fermanagh Ardowen theatre (4th June) This is the premiere of a film made by young people in Fermanagh. Part funded by Fermanagh District Council, the film-makers interviewed a range of community members, including: farmers, doctors, tourism providers and fishermen, about the possible consequences of fracking in Fermanagh. The film-makers also interviewed medical and farming representatives from Canada, where substantial fracking has already taken place, as well as international environmental commentators.
This film will be followed by a panel discussion made up of guest speakers representing a range of perspectives. http://ardhowentheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873493848/events
FOE 15th, 17th June Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland is organizing the creation of a massive "frack pipe" to
19th - 20th June Energy Ireland conference Croke Park dublin Energy Ireland is Ireland’s largest and most long-established energy conference, attended every year by all the key players in the Irish energy sector, as well as many from further afield who maintain an interest in how the energy sector in Ireland is developing. Speakers include: Pat Rabbite TD, Tony O'Reilly CEO Providence Resources Email details of booking to: Sandra Bolan
$hale gas and its extraction, is today's burning issue...
Shale Gas is a modern fuel and can fuel more than you think. Shale gas mainly fuels local anger in the areas where drilling takes place....
Who we are.. Not For Shale is a Belfast based group of concerned members of the public who have come together to highlight the threat of Fracking focusing mainly in the Northern and border counties but has a focus in bringing the issue of Fracking to the fore in an all Ireland context.
An argument against Fracking.
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Points to note: In the 60's as Nuclear power came to being the new commercial industry for energy, it was hailed as the savior technology and would bring about a "Dawn of cheap energy for now and for future generations". There has been no epoch of cheap power. This (Fracking)technology is so far ahead of current regulations that to allow it would be irresponsible. Tax payers may have to foot the bill in an accident or unforeseen circumstances. We are a small island. We rely heavily on tourism and agriculture. The UK population is of much higher concentration and unlike the USA where some states are very under populated, therefore we cannot compare like for like when talking about fracking carried out in other countries. Gas extracted here will not necessarily mean a financial return for local people and industry. We are trying to reduce CO2 and meet EU targets for reduction in emissions. The use of Shale Gas could put back the development of clean renewable energy sources when now is the time to focus on these alternatives. In event of an accident underground, it would be very difficult to remedy the fault. Shale plays in Ireland are shallow. They are nearer the surface and aquifers than in some examples given by the industry in other places such as the USA. The proximity to clean fresh water is very worrying.
Our environment/Biosphere is being killed off by a thousand/million cuts to our symbiotic system globally. Hydro Fracturing is just another serious deep laceration to the structure that supports life on earth.... When will we say enough is enough?
As the days pass it seems the threat of Fracking becomes ever more real. The good news is that more and more people are realizing the damage this process could cause and are speaking out. The issue here is about saying enough is enough. We must put our foot down and DEMAND that we are given a cleaner, greener, less destructive alternative by our politicians. We cannot afford to settle for any less. By drawing a line in the sand and applying pressure on those in power and forcing a rethink on what would surely be a disaster if we were ever to allow Fracking here, we can achieve a cleaner, more environmentally friendlier alternative to power extraction, production and generation. Those that spew the rhetoric of others in saying 'We need this for energy to power our homes and our cars' etc is no longer justifiable. We do not want a substandard process to extract Shale gas which in itself being a fossil fuel will only add to the detriment of our world. The alternatives are there. Only by forcing the issue and applying pressure will we see a change and a drive in a better direction. We believe it can be done. If enough people voice their concerns then we may see a U-turn on the idea of Fracking in Ireland.
The situation as it Stands New proposals for Northern Ireland are at this current time being debated to make large parts of the province open to further exploitation of Oil, Gas and Coal. No Hydraulic Fracking has been carried out in Ireland other than for minor prospecting purposes in the past. That could all be about to change. Tamboran are looking to drill in West Fermanagh at any time now to assess commercial viability. Fracking on an industrial commercial scale could become a reality here in Ireland, North and South within a very short period of time unless the people of this land voice our concerns and help bring about a halt to all proceedings. Drilling could be a reality here with 12 to 18 months. We must do all we can to protect our countryside.
Outside Ireland:
Quotes:
Joss Garman, Greenpeace's political director: “Fracking could mean hundreds of gas-flares burning across the countryside is more bad news for the communities likely to be impacted by George Osborne's dash for gas.”
Green Party Ireland Environment, Community and Local Government, Malcolm Noonan: "We need to ask why we would go down the route of relying on a risky and polluting industry when we have other cleaner and more sustainable energy supplies available to us?"
Nick Grealy 'one of the leading advocates of shale gas in Europe' –Do you have a favorite motto or saying? Shale gas won’t change everything. It’s much more important than that.
Mike Young, head of the Geological Survey
Alex Attwood SDLP : "i believe that renewable energy could provide the single biggest economic opportunity for the entire island"... ..." the North could become a world leader in Carbon reduction"
Sinn Féin's spokespersons on Energy in the Oireachtas, Michael Colreavy TD (Sligo/North Leitrim) & in the Assembly Phil Flanagan MLA (Fermanagh & South Tyrone) "Fracking needs to be banned in Ireland and Sinn Féin will continue to stand with those opposed to this dangerous method of gas exploration across the country."
Terry Engelder Penn State Professor of Geoscience “This [fracking] is a new technology. The gas industry is learning as they go along and we need to give them a chance to get it right.”
Simon Hughes Liberal Democrat (UK)"The best way to get out of the red (national debt) is to go green.." Prime Minister David Cameron(uk): "I want this to be the greenest government ever." Journalist/Film Maker Terry Phelim: "If Ireland doesn't embrace Fracking, Ireland deserves the recession and much more" Dr Aedin McLoughlin: "This industry is dirty. It causes land, air and water pollution wherever it operates throughout the world" Simon Henry Shell's Chief Financial Officer: "The Fracking process would have a significant impact on nearby communities" (due to population proximity in UK/Europe as to the USA) John Hodgson Blackpool/Poulton-le-Fylde resident(UK): The whole house shook as if a lorry had run into the house" (during a frack induced quake) Alex Attwood SDLP MLA(uk): "To simply adopt an approach that if gas exists in this form underground, for example in Fermanagh, it should be extracted, is a risk. This is a narrow approach. The right approach is to ask do we want to or need to extract the gas and can it be done safely?" Eamon Ryan Green Party (ie): "We should set up a forum where Engineers and Scientists from both sides of the argument can present their analysis on Fracking" Arlene Foster DUP MLA(uk): "Over the next four years i want to see an extension of the natural gas network throughout N.Ireland.. and yes, i do have to declare an interest - i do live in a house in Brookborough which may or may not be on the line of the new gas network" Phil Flanagan Sinn Fein Fermanagh and Tyrone MLA(uk): (Arlene Foster) "Her complete lack of knowledge of the impact of Fracking will have here astounds me"
Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government(ie): “my objective is to make Ireland an environmental leader."
Ed Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary(uk): " .. gas to play a key role in keeping the lights on"
Arelene Foster, DUP DETI Minister " (the new 12 million 2012 invest NI project.. ) will help grow the green economy"
EU Commissioner Gúnther Oettinger " There should be no Fracking for 10 years" (he believed no decisions should be taken until the environmental impact of fracking was established and that could take between five and ten years) 29-9-2012
Tim Fox, IME: "UK shale gas could make a helpful contribution to the UK's energy security, but it is not the silver bullet many claim it is. It is unlikely to have a major impact on energy prices. A general over-reliance on gas will render the UK a hostage to volatile global energy markets, with or without UK shale gas."
John Cridland CBI director general: (which represents over 250,000 UK businesses in UK) "Look at European gas price projections. They all disagree on the number, but they all agree on the direction – up. European shale will help, but not on a US scale."
Volker Beckers, chief executive of RWE npower, one of the UK's big six energy companys: "There will be very little volumes of shale gas in the UK. We have more major [energy] problems to solve."
Tony Bosworth of FOE "Regulation could make fracking “safer, but I’m not sure whether it can make it safe”
Lithuanian Environmental Protection Committee "The government should halt shale-gas exploration and production until competent European Union institutions give an opinion" on the safety of related technologies.
Simon Thorpe, the CEO of the Ommegang Brewery USA “it’s all about the quality of the water. The technology surrounding fracking is still not fully developed. Accidents are happening. Places are getting polluted.”
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