External research

Report Launch: Policing of Barton Moss Protection Camp

A REPORT ON THE POLICING OF THE BARTON MOSS COMMUNITY PROTECTION CAMP TUESDAY 19TH APRIL 2016 AT 18:00 SPEAKERS INCLUDE: JENNY JONES BARONESS JONES OF MOULSECOOMB MATT FOOT SOLICITOR, BIRNBERG PEIRCE & PARTNERS DR JOANNA GILMORE UNIVERSITY OF YORK DR … Continue reading

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Synopsis of ‘A Human Rights Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing and Other Unconventional Gas Development in the United Kingdom’

  A Synopsis of A Human Rights Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing and Other Unconventional Gas Development in the United Kingdom Commissioned by the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation Co-authored by the Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and … Continue reading

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Paul Mobbs’ latest work

This page lists the publications and other information associated with EEI collaborator and contributor Paul Mobbs’ recent work – for example, the slides and other information from his recent workshops/presentations. In additional you’ll also find links to recent media coverage … Continue reading

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Professor Tony Ingraffea: Myths and realities related to human health impacts of fracking [video]

This program is part of a public education series on unconventional gas drilling sponsored by the town of Enfield, New York State. For several years Dr. Ingraffea has been speaking all over the world about the process and impacts of … Continue reading

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The Tar Sands Catastrophe

“I look at what is happening to our traditional hunting lands, and I lie awake at night. I worry that this is not just the end of our way of life, but the end of all of our lives.”  – … Continue reading

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An Exploratory Study of Air Quality near Natural Gas Operations

Authors: Theo Colborn, Kim Schultz, Lucille Herrick & Carol Kwiatkowski Abstract: This exploratory study was designed to assess air quality in a rural western Colorado area where residences and gas wells co-exist. Sampling was conducted before, during, and after drilling … Continue reading

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Environmental implications of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas drilling in the United States [VIDEO]

A presentation by Prof. Avner Vengosh, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University at Gisborne District Council, 27 February 2012. Presentation (Video 1) Presentation (Video 2)

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Trashing the Planet for Natural Gas: Shale Gas Development Threatens Freshwater Sources, Likely Escalates Climate Destabilization

Author: Karen Charman Introduction (excerpt): As the large, easy reservoirs of fossil fuels are exhausted, the capitalist machine is now scouring the earth in a frenzy to exploit sources that are much more difficult, risky, ecologically damaging, and expensive to extract. … Continue reading

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Marcellus Shale and Global Warming [VIDEO]

Presenters: Bob Howarth, Rene Santoro, and Tony Ingraffea. Description: Presentation in advance of the release of a long anticipated peer-reviewed study of the relative contribution to global warming by greenhouse gas emissions from conventional and un-conventional gas production compared with … Continue reading

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Impacts of Gas Drilling on Animal and Human Health

Authors: Bamberger M, Oswald RE. Abstract: Environmental concerns surrounding drilling for gas are intense due to expansion of shale gas drilling operations. Controversy surrounding the impact of drilling on air and water quality has pitted industry and lease-holders against individuals and … Continue reading

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