Posts by Jonathan Whittaker
A Week to SAVE the Cotswolds.
In case you haven’t noticed this and the previous Government has steadily worked away at changing all the laws that act as a check and balance against permanent damage to our environment and countryside. A powerful oil and gas industry that has the Government’s ears by the over influential lobby system means is about to…
Read MoreFilm Show & Social
Our next event is a film show and social at the Organic Farm Shop, Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 5HF. This will take place on Wednesday 21st Sept., 2016. 7 for 7.30pm. Film: Groundswell Rising A film about the experiences of people and communities in the USA to fracking. Followed by discussion…
Read MoreGovernment’s Fracking Bribe!
The Government has realised local resistance to fracking will prevent it happening. People are being empowered in the knowledge that such local action does have an effect. Fracking requires large amounts of investment to take place. The Government as always wants to do this on the cheap whilst trying to gain any economic benefit. To…
Read MoreRally For Yorkshire: The March
[youtube_sc url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg2LJ2c4gzc”]
Read MoreGloucestershire Echo Article
What is fracking and why should I care about what happens in far off Lancashire or Yorkshire? Fracking is the means of extracting the last few drops of oil/gas from ‘barrel’ Earth. Fracking uses a lot of resources to produce the oil/gas, but because the price for this commodity is high it becomes economically viable…
Read MoreYorkshire Anti-Fracking Rally
Members of Frack Free Cotswolds will be attending the rally in York on Saturday 30th July, 2016, supporting fellow activists up there. Meeting at 12 noon, Clifford tower, then marching through York to the Minster, where speeches will be given outside. It is so important that we make it clear to PM Theresa May and…
Read MoreFractivist Rewrite of Lily Allen’s “LDN”…
Writer, speaker and advocate in earth activism Jojo Mehta’s anti-fracking rewrite of Lily Allen’s song “LDN”… http://www.jojomehta.com/
Read MoreFrack Free Bake Off!
Watch the video to see what happened when Emma and Sophie Thompson held a Bake Off inspired protest at a site that’s been earmarked for fracking in Lancashire.
Read MoreTTIP Potential Fracking Threat
The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a potential threat to us with regards to fracking. With many American based fracking companies likely to be involved in the exploitation of our potential shale gas, this agreement, if ratified, would mean that fracking would become almost certain due to the heavy financial penalties of not fulfilling…
Read MoreCuadrilla Appealing Against Local Decision
The well publicised decision by Lancashire County Councillors to reject plans by Fracking company Cuadrilla to sink two exploratory fracking wells in the county have been challenged by the company in question. Given a Prime Minister that espouses local democracy and respect for the opinions of local people in making local decisions, there should be…
Read More