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Home > Archives for shale gas

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Semnal de alarmă: Explorările de gaze de șist din Ungaria ar putea afecta sursele de apă din zona Salonta

March 1, 2023

Două organizații ecologiste trag un semnal de alarmă, arătând că exploatările de gaze de șist din estul Ungariei, recent începute de …


If you’re in a hole, stop digging: a case study on Hungary’s plans to revisit shale gas and on the environmental, social and health impacts of fracking

February 28, 2023

In 2022, Hungary announced an energy emergency and, to address the crisis, plans to increase domestic fossil gas production. A key part of these plans was to develop an unconventional fossil gas (‘shale gas’) field in Békés county (the Corvinus project


Estonian government shale oil goals contradict EU agreements

May 12, 2020

24 European civil society organizations have sent an inquiry to the European Commission pointing out that the Estonian government’s plan to expand its shale oil industry contradicts international climate and environmental agreements the government has signed with the European Union.


The dash for gas in Ukraine – current trends in the production of unconventional reserves

February 25, 2015

This study assesses the potential for the use of hydraulic fracturing in Ukraine, looking into potential impacts and costs as well as putting together the country’s experiences with the technology to date. The report highlights the fact that Ukrainian companies have used hydraulic fracturing before the shale gas boom with at least two dozens of companies involved in the drilling. (In Ukraine, no specific rules or laws exist that would regulate the use of this hydraulic fracturing. The activities of relevant companies are governed by laws applicable to conventional oil and gas production.)


Fracking: What every Tunisian should know

January 31, 2015

The first instance of shale gas extraction with hydraulic fracturing in Tunisia took place in March 2010 and since then Tunisia actively supports this method. Former prime minister Mehdi Jomaa (who once worked for a subsidiary of oil company Total) said in September 2014 that his government is determined to explore shale gas and that critics will not stop Tunisia pursuing its extraction.


Sharing the shale experience

July 29, 2014

Shale gas has become a focal point of interest for central and eastern European governments, with oil corporations (not only) from the West ready to start drilling as soon as possible. But protests have sparked across the region from Zurawlow in Poland to Pungesti in Romania. We spoke with two anti-fracking activists working on the Neuquén province in Argentina where the struggles of local communities against conventional oil and gas exploration are now amplified by even more problems related to unconventional fuels.


Polish shale gas – a watery grave looms, but for who?

May 14, 2014

Tomasz Zdrojewski explains the risks to Polish water from the massively hyped fossil fuel bonanza.


Oops … Poland did it again aka standing in the way of climate progress

October 9, 2013

Just a few weeks before leading international climate negotiations at the COP 19 in Warsaw, and in the face of the new IPCC report’s dire conclusions, the Polish government is again obstructing European emissions reduction ambitions.


Thousands remind the EBRD that coal is not an option

September 4, 2013

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development received a little surprise visit this week from 16 000 voices against coal.


New facts are busting energy myths

July 18, 2013

Adequate decision making on energy policies must be based on accurate information and cannot rely on outdated knowledge and misconceptions. A new series of fact sheets explores the myths and facts of Europe’s energy sector.


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