Petition updateCease the oil exploration activities of Cuadrilla in Balcombe. Revoke your decision to allow Cuadrilla to flow-test.EA Consultation Response ideas - and a petition!
No Fracking in Balcombe Society (No FiBs)
Jun 13, 2015 — https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/ep/src/newrules/oilandgas?pointId=1419248829504#section-1419248829504 There are 7 questions, although mainly 4 worth responding too from a community perspective. If you would like to lodge a basic objection feel free to use the ideas below and embellish if you wish, the more personalised the better: 1) Do you agree with our approach to use standard rules for these onshore oil and gas activities? 1)No it is wrong to assume that all sites are the same and that standard rules can be applied. The Environment Agency is essentially helping the government push through this industry at the expense of environmental concerns. This permit will allow companies to industrialise an area and make the next step of fracking or acidising for production much easier at the expense of local communities. 2) Do you agree with the proposed new rules that have been set out in section 3 of this consultation? 2)No because they allow gas companies to conduct exploratory work with no explicit consultation needed. This permit leaves the companies to self-monitor which is morally wrong. This basically means they can flow test without individual permissions and consultation, which will involve 'small volume fracturing'. The consequences if things went wrong, could be very high. 3) Have we correctly identified all the risks for each activity, as described in the generic risk assessments associated with the consultation? 3)No, this permit consultation plays down many of the environmental and health risks and sets out inadequate guidelines for both air and water monitoring. It also allows the use of Hydrochloric acid at 15-25% concentrations above that which were deemed safe in Balcombe. It also allows the use of Hydrofluoric acid a highly dangerous acid. There are implications for worker, road and public safety with the use of this substance. It allows this activity within 10m of any water course and within 200m of 'sensitive receptors' (us) which is too close. 4) 5) 6) 7)Please tell us if you have any other views or comments on these proposed rules that have not been covered by previous questions. 7)This consultation has not been conducted accordance with the guidelines it claims to be. It has occurred over an election and all interested parties have not been informed. This consultation has been heavily slanted towards industry and not enough effort has been made to notify communities. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/ep/src/newrules/oilandgas?pointId=1419248829504#section-1419248829504 A petition too. Although keep in mind that individual responses are always more valuable: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/887/315/745/?z00m=24516720&redirectID=1707463551 The Frack Stops here. Info sent to us about a demonstration called The Frack Stops Here on 23rd June See below, buses are laid on! One more push for The Frack Stops Here 2, a callout from Lancashire folk for a national anti--fracking demo at Preston on Tuesday 23rd June. Let’s make this big! The Big Lemon is going up from Sussex, setting off Monday 22nd after 5, returning Tuesday 23rd, late. Please book by emailing southeast@frackstop.org.uk. As you probably know, 2 planning applications for the UK's largest ever fracking tests are due to be heard in Lancashire 23rd to 26th June. All eyes are on Lancashire because this decision will not only affect the lives of local people, but it will open the flood gates to fracking across the whole country. Pick-up times, Monday 22nd June: Brighton Old Steine (Stop D, by RBS): 5pm Lewes (Waitrose): 5.30pm Balcombe (by the Half Moon): 6.15pm There are coaches from across the UK, but from the S.E. we’ve got: Brighton/Lewes/Balcombe - Book: southeast@frackstop.org.uk (FB Event:https://www.facebook.com/events/437564719757195/) London – Book: london@frackstop.org.uk Event:https://www.facebook.com/events/425209194325124/) Guildford – Book: frackfreesurrey@gmail.com These coaches are heavily subsidised and Frack-Off are only asking £10 donation (more if you can afford, less if you can't, not having the cash won't keep you from getting a seat,) including a free night accommodation & free breakfast. --- --- --- --- -- Plan of the day, 23rd: - 9.30am – petition hand-in at County Hall. - 1pm – Join our creative action outside County Hall or do you own! - 5-7pm – Rally against fracking outside Throughout the day – join in with Lancashire unites against fracking community fete, with music, entertainment and refreshments. All are welcome! Bring instruments, banners, placards, loud voices and smiles If you can’t make the demo? Please get involved all week, by sharing news on here, any press releases, photos etc. Maybe organise a local solidarity event/shoot? Show your support for Lancashire, already fracked once, NEVER AGAIN. Twitter hashtag(#) for event: ‪#‎frackstop2‬ --- --- --- --- --- http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/887/315/745/?z00m=24516720&redirectID=1707463551
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