Submitted on Tuesday 17th April 2012
Published on Wednesday 18th April 2012
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 18th July 2012
Signatures: 7
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Call for an independent study into the effects of Shale Gas Fracturing
This petition looks to raise the level of detailed research and study into the environmental effects of Shale Gas Fracturing (Fracking), recently approved for implementation in the UK, despite numerous US states and European countries calling moratoria on this extraction process.
Corroborating study into Fracking used to make this decision was commissioned by Cuadrilla (the company that is implementing these wells and serves to profit from them) and only explores the seismic threat, ignoring the potential environmental and human impact that this process might have on the UK.
Numerous research pieces (two cited below) from institutions like Cornell cite Shale Gas Fracturing as:
More harmful than coal extraction & use: http://tinyurl.com/3nqgw8d
Damaging to emissions targets & with considerable environmental threats: http://tinyurl.com/84cglp4
Better understanding of this energy source is crucial before its widespread use.
Please sign this petition to support this initiative.
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