Shell are wanting to frack the Karoo for gas. What this means is that thousands of square kilometres of land in the Karoo will be littered with gas drills. These drills use millions of litres of water each time they are "fracked" and this is about the least off our worries. Thousands of litres of highly toxic chemicals are also pumped into each well and are pumped into the ground to a depth of about 5km. What does this mean to you or me? The gases which are emitted from the wells are highly … [Read more...] about Meet Anti Fracking Leaders Derek Light and Dougie Stern
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Dear Shell You May Frack Underneath These Farms
With reference to the 'Proposed South Western Karoo Basin Gas Exploration Project by Shell' and in the interests of fair play I have perused the nearly 11 000 farms in the Western, Central and Eastern region that could be affected by your fracking (see: List of Potentially Affected Farms) and have compiled a list of 13 farms that I have no objection to you continuing with hydraulic fracking on. You may proceed with hydraulic fracking under the following farms in the Western … [Read more...] about Dear Shell You May Frack Underneath These Farms
