anti fracking leaflet - lincolnshire county...
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The government is going to frack in East Lindsey unless we say NO! This map from the government website shows where they propose to “search and bore for and get petroleum” (in the red boxes) and the 10km impact zone around these areas (in the pink shaded areas). This will devastate our countryside and community, cause water contamination, reduce the value of our homes and could cause earthquakes and make us sick. “Cancer clusters, neurological and reproductive problems in humans and animals have all been reported” near fracking sites.
Please turn over the page to find out how we can put a stop to this.
Maps and report are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/habitats-‐regulations-‐assessments-‐of-‐14th-‐onshore-‐oil-‐and-‐gas-‐licensing-‐round
If this goes ahead, there will be large numbers (1,000s?) of wells over the East Lindsey landscape
We only have until September 29th 2015 to say NO to the government There is a public consultation open now about the proposed fracking in East Lindsey and other parts of the country, until September 29th 2015. Every letter and email sent into this consultation will have to be read and recorded. Write to: Consultation on Habitats Regulations Assessments of 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round The Oil & Gas Authority C/O 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW Or email: [email protected] WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO WRITE AND SAY NO TO FRACKING IN EAST LINDSEY.
Other communities are successfully stopping fracking, now we need to protect East Lindsey Write to the government and tell them NO FRACKING EAST LINDSEY. For enquiries, to be kept informed, or to offer help please email: [email protected]
What is Fracking? Hydraulic Fracturing is a technique used to crack rock underground, usually for the purpose of extracting oil or gas. It involves injecting a fluid down a well under massive pressure, in order to force open cracks in the targeted rock.
Ask everyone you know to write in – anyone can, not just people living in East Lindsey
Recently “massive slickwater hydraulic fracturing” has been developed for the purpose of extracting gas from impermeable rock formations, such as shale (which is underneath Lincolnshire). This requires large numbers of wells which each drain a small area (40-‐80 acres) and the use of around 5 to 7 million gallons of slickwater (a mixture of water, sand and chemicals) to fracture the rock in up 40 stages along a mile or more.