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Press Releases Found: 251Meet the Secretive Chemical Billionaire Who Wants to Frack Europe
Just days after the Scottish government extended its moratorium indefinitely on the dangerous drilling technique known as fracking, a new report sheds light on the links between one European billionaire’s chemical and fossil fuels empire and fracking in the United States.
Scotland Bans Fracking. The UK and U.S. Should as Well
Scotland bans fracking. The UK and U.S. should as well: Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Europe
European Parliament Votes on New Security of Gas Supply Regulation
Europe does not need more pipelines, locking us into fossil gas with its devastating impact on the climate and the safety, health and environment of supply countries.
UK Court Injunction Won’t Stop Anti-Fracking Movement
Statement by Food & Water Europe Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on Ineos Corporation High Court win of injunction intended to stifle protest against the company’s plans to frack sites in the UK. “If Ineos thinks an interim court injunction will stop the movement to protect our water, climate and communities from fracking, they are in for a surprise.”
Advocacy Groups Food & Water Watch, Food & Water Europe Oppose Chemical Giant Ineos’ Plans to Frack England
Food & Water Europe and Food & Water Watch filed formal comments today opposing plans by the international chemical company Ineos to begin the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in England.
Trump Takes Advantage of Europe’s Fossil Fuel Dependence
After President Trump’s speech last week promoting a dark and dystopian vision — U.S. fossil ‘energy dominance’ — it is no surprise that his visit to Poland centers on promoting U.S. exports of fracked gas. Beyond such bluster, reality tells a different story. (Statement from Wenonah Hauter)
Petition rejected – EU Commission wants to let ExxonMobil get away with climate change denial
Despite the evidence of the ExxonMobil’s active role in the funding of climate change deniers which has deliberately prevented far more consequent and comprehensive political efforts against climate change, the EU Commission says it does not plan to take action.
Petrochemical Expansion in Europe Means More Fracking in the United States
To protect the safety of communities in the United States and Europe, and to prevent the worst impacts of fossil fuel-linked climate chaos, political leaders must listen to the grassroots activists who are calling for an end to fracking everywhere.
Fracking in Pennsylvania to Make Plastics in Scotland? New report shines light on Trans-Atlantic link between US drilling and European petrochemical manufacturing
A new report from Food & Water Watch and its sister organization, Food & Water Europe, traces the links between fracking and pipelines in Pennsylvania and a Scottish energy billionaire’s elaborate and dangerous plan to ship gas liquids across the Atlantic.
Leak at Scottish Gas Plant Linked to Pennsylvania Fracking
Brussels/Washington, 3 May 2017 – Fracked gas from Pennsylvania has caused a public health scare in Scotland — more proof that the fight against dangerous drilling must be global.