SUCCESS! EU Committee votes for EIAs

EIAs for Shale Gas projects “regardless of the amount extracted” Despite strong lobbying from the oil/gas industry, the EU Environment Committee on Thursday voted to strengthen proposed changes to the EU Directive on Environmental Impact Assessments. According...

64% of EU citizens against development of Shale Gas

   Irish Voice heard in Brussels meeting The results of an EU on-line questionnaire on fracking were presented at a meeting on 7th June in Brussels, attended by Irish representatives of the campaign against fracking.  Almost 23,000 people responded to the...