Fracking back in the news

Ministers signalled a go-ahead for shale gas drilling around the country, plans met by 'overwhelming opposition',

Full article here - 
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/28/fracking-expansion-shale-gas-opposition-britain

Friends of the Earth Fracking pages - http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/issues/fracking_background_information_33157

Fracking in the news...

In the Guardian Saturday magazine this weekend -
'Fracking hell: what it's really like to live next to a shale gas well'
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/14/fracking-hell-live-next-shale-gas-well-texas-us

and on twitter -

Blocking a fracking site!

https://twitter.com/nodashforgas/status/412494524418519040/photo/1

Massive thanks!

Thank you to those who joined us for last night's screening! It was a fantastic turnout with lots of new faces in the wonderful Bakehouse Theatre. What an important, eye-opening film and many thanks to our knowledgeable FOE speaker. Birgitte's lovely strudel hit the spot as an after-film treat so big thanks to her for baking and bringing that. Photos from the evening to come!

Botswana faces questions over licences for fracking companies in Kalahari

Guardian article about fracking in Botswana - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/18/botswana-accusations-fracking-kalahari

and don't forget to join us tonight for our screening of Gasland!
- 7pm, £2, all welcome.
- The Bakehouse Theatre, Blackheath, SE3 9LA

Gasland screening on Popup Cinema!

http://popupcinema.net/screenings/events/gasland-the-bakehouse-theatre-blackheath

Screening of Gasland!

To extract gas, water and toxic chemicals are pumped underground under high pressure through a
risky technique called fracking. Gasland tells the story of Josh Fox who finds out that fracking is happening on a huge scale across the US and that in many cases, is having a disastrous effect on groundwater and on the communities that depend on that water.

We hope you'll join us for this screening which will be followed by a talk from FOE. All are welcome.

Where: The Bakehouse Theatre, Blackheath, SE3 9LA
Part of the Age Exchange
Opposite Blackheath BR station
Entrance in Bennett Park
Bus stop outside 108, 202, 54, 89.

When: 7pm, Monday 18 November
Cost £2 per person (£1 concessions)

Contact: Brigitte Hurrell – brigittehurrell@gmail.com

Wilderness Festival

A fantastic photo of El (center), member of Lewisham FOE, at the Wilderness Festival last weekend. El dressed as a Bee and carried stickers to publicise the cause, and was told by someone from East London FoE that our bee meadow work is seen as an example for all the other FoEs in London. Hoorah!