Fracking – The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡ https://www.eutimes.net We deliver exclusive hidden news that you won't just find anywhere, information that nobody wants you to know about. Updated 1 minute ago. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:56:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 UK UnBans Fracking and North Sea reserves, UK to get Massive Amounts of Gas, Could Fuel all Europe https://www.eutimes.net/2022/09/uk-unbans-fracking-and-north-sea-reserves-uk-to-get-massive-amounts-of-gas-could-fuel-all-europe/ https://www.eutimes.net/2022/09/uk-unbans-fracking-and-north-sea-reserves-uk-to-get-massive-amounts-of-gas-could-fuel-all-europe/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:56:27 +0000 https://www.eutimes.net/?p=68087 Liz Truss rolled the dice on her premiership today unveiling a £150billion plan to freeze energy bills for two years and counter Vladimir Putin’s blackmail. Admitting her action is ‘extraordinary’, the PM told MPs the government is committed to keeping costs for households at £2,500 a year until October 2024 – less than half the […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2022/09/uk-unbans-fracking-and-north-sea-reserves-uk-to-get-massive-amounts-of-gas-could-fuel-all-europe/feed/ 0 Rivers On Fire, Burning As Fraking Spreading in Australia https://www.eutimes.net/2016/04/rivers-on-fire-burning-as-fraking-spreading-in-australia/ https://www.eutimes.net/2016/04/rivers-on-fire-burning-as-fraking-spreading-in-australia/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2016 12:51:59 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=43883 Fracking should be banned as a “global threat” as it causes methane leaks contaminating water in the communities near gas wells, says an Australian MP who literally set a river ablaze to draw attention to the adverse effects of the practice. The companies that extract coal seam gas via fracking are duping people into believing […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2016/04/rivers-on-fire-burning-as-fraking-spreading-in-australia/feed/ 2 Australia seeks US advice on impact of harmful fracking polluting water supply https://www.eutimes.net/2015/08/australia-seeks-us-advice-on-impact-of-harmful-fracking-polluting-water-supply/ https://www.eutimes.net/2015/08/australia-seeks-us-advice-on-impact-of-harmful-fracking-polluting-water-supply/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 22:18:43 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=40593 Australia sought guidance from US environmental regulators about the impact of fracking on water supplies. The practice is currently banned in some Australian states, but the federal government wants a new set of guidelines regarding the process. The US’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided the Australian Department of the Environment with details of a recent […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2015/08/australia-seeks-us-advice-on-impact-of-harmful-fracking-polluting-water-supply/feed/ 4 British Lawmakers urge Ban on Fracking https://www.eutimes.net/2015/01/british-lawmakers-urge-ban-on-fracking/ https://www.eutimes.net/2015/01/british-lawmakers-urge-ban-on-fracking/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:16:16 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=35789 A group of British lawmakers is demanding a ban on hydraulic fracturing or fracking for oil in the country despite government defiance. The MPs say fracking must end as it is “incompatible” with climate change targets and could increase the risk of environmental damage to public health. This is while a cross-party Environmental Audit Committee […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2015/01/british-lawmakers-urge-ban-on-fracking/feed/ 0 Fracking caused Earthquake boom in Ohio town https://www.eutimes.net/2015/01/fracking-caused-earthquake-boom-in-ohio-town/ https://www.eutimes.net/2015/01/fracking-caused-earthquake-boom-in-ohio-town/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:13:43 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=35412 In March 2014, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, caused 77 earthquakes in a small Ohio town that had no previous experience with seismic activity, according to a new study. One quake was large enough to be felt in neighboring areas. Fracking in Poland Township, Ohio was halted two days after the area was hit with a […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2015/01/fracking-caused-earthquake-boom-in-ohio-town/feed/ 0 California aquifers contaminated with billions of gallons of fracking wastewater https://www.eutimes.net/2014/10/california-aquifers-contaminated-with-billions-of-gallons-of-fracking-wastewater/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/10/california-aquifers-contaminated-with-billions-of-gallons-of-fracking-wastewater/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:18:59 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=34313 ​Industry illegally injected about 3 billion gallons of fracking wastewater into central California drinking-water and farm-irrigation aquifers, the state found after the US Environmental Protection Agency ordered a review of possible contamination. According to documents obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity, the California State Water Resources Board found that at least nine of the […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/10/california-aquifers-contaminated-with-billions-of-gallons-of-fracking-wastewater/feed/ 1 Living near fracking sites deteriorates health https://www.eutimes.net/2014/09/living-near-fracking-sites-deteriorates-health/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/09/living-near-fracking-sites-deteriorates-health/#respond Sun, 14 Sep 2014 07:26:22 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=33993 Those who live in close proximity to fracking sites exhibited a greater likelihood to suffer skin and respiratory problems than those who lived farther away from natural gas wells, according to a new study of Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region. The study, “Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/09/living-near-fracking-sites-deteriorates-health/feed/ 0 Greenpeace ridicules NATO claims of Russian fracking plot https://www.eutimes.net/2014/06/greenpeace-ridicules-nato-claims-of-russian-fracking-plot/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/06/greenpeace-ridicules-nato-claims-of-russian-fracking-plot/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:48:04 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=32898 Greenpeace has denied a NATO claim that Russia is secretly working with EU environmental groups to oppose fracking. NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen has alleged Russia is trying to promote dependence on its gas exports through sabotage. Rasmussen told reporters Thursday that Russian intelligence agencies were secretly funding and collaborating with European environmental groups to […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/06/greenpeace-ridicules-nato-claims-of-russian-fracking-plot/feed/ 0 High methane gas levels in Texas water linked to fracking https://www.eutimes.net/2014/06/high-methane-gas-levels-in-texas-water-linked-to-fracking/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/06/high-methane-gas-levels-in-texas-water-linked-to-fracking/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:09:13 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=32699 Testing of methane concentration in water of Parker County, Texas indicates a link between the dangerously high levels of natural gas in local water supply and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations in the gas-rich Barnett Shale, scientists say. Parker County resident Steve Lipsky has known for years his water has been contaminated with high levels […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/06/high-methane-gas-levels-in-texas-water-linked-to-fracking/feed/ 1 California fracking ban bill fails despite strong public support https://www.eutimes.net/2014/05/california-fracking-ban-bill-fails-despite-strong-public-support/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/05/california-fracking-ban-bill-fails-despite-strong-public-support/#respond Sat, 31 May 2014 21:27:40 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=32582 The California Senate killed a bill that would enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state. The ban’s proponents blame lobbying by the oil industry, which spent nearly $1.5 million in three months fighting the bill. The proposed legislation, introduced by Democratic state Sens. Holly J. Mitchell and Mark Leno, would have prohibited […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/05/california-fracking-ban-bill-fails-despite-strong-public-support/feed/ 0 Texas family wins case against fracking, awarded $3 million https://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/texas-family-wins-case-against-fracking-awarded-3-million/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/texas-family-wins-case-against-fracking-awarded-3-million/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:19:54 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=32148 After three years of legal wrangling, a Texas family has won its case against a company engaged in hydraulic fracturing near their home. The family, which suffered tangible health deterioration after the fracking began, was awarded $3 million. A Dallas jury ruled Tuesday in favor of the Parr family, which sued Aruba Petroleum in 2011 […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/texas-family-wins-case-against-fracking-awarded-3-million/feed/ 0 ​Los Angeles becomes largest US city to prohibit fracking https://www.eutimes.net/2014/03/%e2%80%8blos-angeles-becomes-largest-us-city-to-prohibit-fracking/ https://www.eutimes.net/2014/03/%e2%80%8blos-angeles-becomes-largest-us-city-to-prohibit-fracking/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:42:54 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=31463 The Los Angeles, California City Council has passed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, making it the largest US city to prohibit the highly controversial oil and gas drilling procedure. In a 10 to 0 vote in favor of a moratorium on Friday, the Los Angeles City Council curbed “all activity associated with well stimulation, including, […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2014/03/%e2%80%8blos-angeles-becomes-largest-us-city-to-prohibit-fracking/feed/ 0 North Dakota man sets fracking contaminated tap water on fire https://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/north-dakota-man-sets-fracking-contaminated-tap-water-on-fire/ https://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/north-dakota-man-sets-fracking-contaminated-tap-water-on-fire/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:09:36 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=30640 A video made by a man from North Dakota shows him cautiously holding a lighter up against the stream of water coming out of his tap, prompting large flames to rise up into the faucet. North Dakota has been home to a fracking boom over the past few years. “First time I did it, it […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/north-dakota-man-sets-fracking-contaminated-tap-water-on-fire/feed/ 2 Romanian police ‘brutally’ remove protesters opposed to Chevron fracking https://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/romanian-police-brutally-remove-protesters-opposed-to-chevron-fracking/ https://www.eutimes.net/2013/12/romanian-police-brutally-remove-protesters-opposed-to-chevron-fracking/#respond Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:22:01 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=30337 US energy giant Chevron has resumed its search for shale gas in north-eastern Romania after hundreds of riot police reportedly brutally removed a bunch of villagers who had been camping out at the site protesting the company’s plan. Back in October, Chevron suspended its plans to drill an exploration well for shale gas in the […]

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