Next Story It’s official: The Scottish government has announced that they will be enforcing a ban on fracking. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse explained that this ban is set to come into effect immediately, as he told MSPs: “Let me be clear that the action is sufficient to effectively ban the development of unconventional oil and gas extraction […]
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Scotland Is Enforcing A Ban On Fracking. Does This Mark The Start Of The End Of Oil?
Ian Crane: Fracking ‘Could Be a Red Herring’ for Nuclear Waste Disposal Racket
Earlier this week the UK Column News reported on the arrest of anti-fracking activist Ian R. Crane – arrested for filming a demonstration at drilling test site in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. This morning, Ian was back at the protest camp, and live streaming an important video which raises the very real specter of a […]
UK COLUMN: Fracking Arrests, Kurdistan Blues, Yemen’s Puppet, More NATO Drills
This week: anti-fracking activist Ian R. Crane arrested for filming a demonstration at drilling test site in North Yorkshire, dangers on horizon after a Iraqi Kurdistan referendum, US and Saudi Yemeni puppet Hadi addresses UNGA, NATO continues it’s around the clock cycle of endless ‘drills’ in Europe, and Facebook moves in to censor criticism of […]
Oil & Gas Commissioners Are Asked To Drink Fracking Water By A Farmer
Next Story Watch As This Farmer Asks Oil & Gas Commissioners To Drink Fracking Water Below is a video of James Osborne, a farmer from Ainsworth Nebraska who appeared at the Nebraska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission hearing held last year. It was a hearing on out-of-state companies who were to export fracking wastewater into Nebraska, moving 80 […]
Engage ACT OUT! [125] – How Low Will Fracking Go + If You Don’t Like Aantifa, Watch This
Above Photo: Occupy This week on Act Out! we head to Camp White Pine to get you an update on the latest in the fight against the Mariner East 2 Pipeline and Energy Transfer Partners. Elise Gerhart breaks down the recent hold on construction as we show you the criss-cross of pipelines already surrounding the Gerhart […]
Fracking Giant Sues PA Resident For $5M For Speaking To Media About Contamination
Ever since the dangerous consequences of natural gas extraction via hydraulic fracturing – popularly known as “fracking” — entered the national consciousness, the small town of Dimock, Pennsylvania has arguably been “ground zero” for water contamination caused by the controversial practice. Now Cabot Oil & Gas, the massive energy company responsible for numerous fracking wells […]
James Cromwell Speaks Before Jail Time For Anti-Fracking Protest
AMY GOODMAN: Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell is reporting to jail at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time today in upstate New York, after he was sentenced to a week behind bars for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant. Cromwell says he’ll also launch a hunger strike. He’s one of six activists arrested for […]
As Fracking Firms Struggle To Stay Afloat, Big Banks Turn Their Backs
Police prepare to remove a protestor from the top of a vehicle waiting to enter an exploratory drill site for the controversial gas extraction process known as fracking at Barton Moss in Manchester, England, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP/Jon Super) Fracking companies in Britain privately admit they are “suffering” and struggling to secure finance, according […]
Ireland Follows Germany, France and Bulgaria with Ban on Fracking – “We’ve Made History”
Vic Bishop, Staff WriterWaking Times The global movement to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a method of extracting petrochemicals from shale rock deposits underneath the ground, is gaining steam as Ireland has just announced a ban on onshore fracking. After passing the ban within the Irish parliament, The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 is […]
Anti-Fracking Movement Emerges To Halt Argentina’s Natural Gas Boom
Above Photo: Getty Images It was a hot day in Houston, Texas, on April 26, but that didn’t stop nearly 200 people — representing mainly the oil and gas industry — from filling the luxury hotel known as The Houstonian. While the menu included extravagant meals, such as steak wrapped in bacon with bourbon sauce, […]
Google Considers Labelling Anti-Fracking As ‘Fake News’
Google are considering plans drawn up by the oil and gas industry to label any websites that oppose fracking as “fake news” in their search results. The oil and gas drilling advocacy group, Texans for Natural Gas, wrote an open letter to Google demanding that they “purge and demote” websites that promote an anti-fracking agenda. “We believe many […]
Trump’s statements on NATO anger European leaders
Eastern European NATO members, long in the habit of accusing Russia of aggressive plans to target them, were apparently given a cold shower by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who cast doubt over Washington’s commitment to defend them. “NATO is the basis for our security,” Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said Thursday at a […]
Russian journalist paid by US to criticise Putin
Russian journalist Matvey Ganapolskiy, known for his critical statements against the Russian government, received funds from the US government agency BBG. This is evidenced by open data from the public procurement website of the United States. The money for Ganapolskiy, according to the database of procurement of contracts and grants of the American government, […]
Going Through Some Changes, Are You?
Zen Gardner, GuestWaking Times Whatever you do, don’t fight them. Even the seeming dark experiences. The learning curve has taken a mighty leap forward for all who are willing to listen, and follow on. Our most precious lessons come from examining the seemingly dark places with open hearts. That’s where the gems […]
Its settled! Butter is not associated with cardiovascular disease, study finds
Butter consumption was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with cardiovascular disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes, according to a new epidemiological study which analyzed the association of butter consumption with chronic disease and all-cause mortality. This systematic review and meta-analysis, published in PLOS ONE, was led by Tufts scientists […]
While U.S. and UK snub SPIEF, Russia confidently re-establishes relationships with Europe
SPIEF forum shows Russian leadership in a confident mood as it charts paths forward in diplomacy and for the national economy. Thanks to the generosity of RT TV and Peter Lavelle I had the great good fortune to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (“SPIEF”) in St. Petersburg which has just ended. I […]
Internationally accredited heavy metals testing services just launched by the Health Ranger’s food science laboratory (CWC Labs)
(NaturalNews) At long last, we are now officially announcing the availability of heavy metals analysis and nutritive minerals analysis services at my laboratory, CWC Labs. This announcement is for commercial clients and health care professionals who have five or more samples to analyze, but we will be launching testing services for individuals in […]
FAA: Mysterious Drills On West Coast Will Blackout GPS
The U.S. military have begun a mysterious set of drills on the West coast of America that they say will jam GPS signals for six hours a day. The FAA issued an advisory warning pilots that the global positioning systems (GPS) could be unresponsive this month, but have refused to say why. Gizmodo.com reports: On June […]
Israeli Rabbi Bans Girls Over 5 Years Old From Riding Bikes
A new decree has been introduced in one of Jerusalem’s neighborhoods which forbids all girls over the age of five from riding bicycles. An Ultra-Orthodox Israeli rabbi claims the activity is “provocative” and could “cause serious damage to their modesty.” RT reports: The rabbi is from Jerusalem’s Nahloat district and part of the ultra-Orthodox Haredi […]
Why I Meditate
I have been searching for “answers” most of my life and have written about an epiphany in 2007 when I watched a TED video in which geneticist Juan Enriquez spoke of DNA not as “like” software, but as encoded instructions. At that time I was struck by the reality (as opposed to the abstract notion) […]