Who are we?

A group of concerned residents and

friends of Ryedale from all walks of life –

all with one thing in common.

WHY ARE WE SO

CONCERNED

ABOUT

FRACKING?

Fracking could contaminate

the water and land…

What goes down the well ... • A mix of chemicals, water and sand is

injected under high pressure into the well.

• These chemicals need to be approved by the Environment Agency and classed as „non-hazardous‟.

• Chemicals considered „non-hazardous‟ by the EA include polyacrylamide, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid and biocides.

• These are not considered „non-hazardous‟ in some other countries.

• There is no testing by the EA.

... may not be as bad as what comes up

• Fracking creates millions of gallons of what the

industry calls „produced water‟ or „mud‟.

• Most people would call it „toxic waste‟.

• This contains the chemicals that were injected,

but these may have reacted due to pressure

and heat.

• It also contains NORMs (Naturally Occurring

Radioactive Materials), heavy metals such as

cadmium and hydrocarbons (e.g. BTEX).

• It can also produce toxic gases such as Radon.

Disposing of toxic waste water

• If fracking goes into production, there will be millions of gallons of toxic radioactive waste water for each fracking site.

• Dr Jim Marshall of Water UK: “We have no facilities in the UK to deal with this.”

• Waste water could also migrate into aquifers via natural geological faults.

• Spills and leaks above ground could contaminate farmland forever.

• Waste water could also leak into aquifers from fractured well casings over time.

Fracking could damage the

health of residents and livestock

• “All together, the findings from the scientific, medical, and journalistic investigations indicate that fracking poses significant threats to air, water, health, public safety, and long-term economic vitality.”

• “People who live close to natural gas fracking wells were more likely to have skin and respiratory symptoms than those living farther away.” Yale University

WATER AND AIR POLLUTION

• Possible drinking water pollution of

aquifers, rivers, streams and boreholes.

• ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, and if an aquifer is

polluted, there is NO WAY to resolve this.

• Air pollution from methane leaks, diesel

fumes, supply trucks, compressors, etc.

• Air pollution from airborne chemicals from

waste water, including NORMs, Radon,

hydrocarbons, etc.

The Infrastructure Bill

• Will allow companies to drill under people’s homes and property without permission.

• Will allow any (EA approved?) substance to be deposited into the ground and left there.

• This could mean millions of gallons of toxic radioactive waste water is injected under people’s homes.

• In other countries re-injection of waste water has caused earthquakes and water pollution.

Other fracking concerns

• Noise pollution (fracking occurs 24/7)

• Light pollution

• Wildlife will disappear from the area

• Heavy traffic on country roads

• Seismicity and earthquakes

• Abandoned wells can leak methane for

decades

• Catastrophic blowouts (who pays for the

clean up afterwards?)

HERE ARE

SOME

FRACKING

MYTHS

“Fracking will lower our energy bills.”

FRACKING MYTH #1

“Fracking will create thousands of

jobs for local communities.”

FRACKING MYTH #2

16/10/2013

• Engineering consultancy AMEC, in

a report for DECC, forecast just

15,900 to 24,300 jobs nationwide at

peak of production for the whole

industry.

• So far only 17% of jobs in the

industry have gone to local people.

“Fracking will help stop climate change.”FRACKING MYTH #3

26/01/2015

Joan Walley MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, said:

“Ultimately, fracking cannot be compatible with our long-term commitments to cut climate changing emissions.”

“To avoid climate change rising above 2 degrees, 82% of fossil fuels need to remain in the ground.” Nature

“Fracking will be good for the

rural economy.”

FRACKING MYTH #4

Shale Gas

Rural Economy Impacts Rural Community Policy Unit

March 2014

16th December 2014

• Anne McIntosh, MP for

Thirsk & Malton, told the

Prime Minister, “You are

asking the public to take a

lot on trust, so why is the

shale gas economic

impact report so heavily

redacted?”

The Government‟s response?

10th August 2014 - DEFRA claimed there was a „strong public interest‟ in withholding the report.

29th January 2015 - Environment Secretary Liz Truss said “the government would not release the full version of the report, as ministers feared its contents would mislead the public.”

“Regulations will make fracking safe.”FRACKING MYTH #5

Filmed by BBC at Ellesmere Port drill site, 15.12.2014

“Growing evidence shows that

regulations are simply not

capable of preventing harm.”

“We will not pay for liability arising out of any activity involving prospecting, extraction or refining of liquid or gaseous fuel. An example of such and activity is ‘fracking’.”

“Fracking will provide energy security.”

FRACKING MYTH #6

Prof Andy Aplin, Durham University,

Ex BP Executive:

• To recover 15% of shale

gas from the Bowland Basin

in Lancashire would need

33,000 wells on 5,500 pads.

• “15% recovery would be equivalent to just 13 years of UK gas use.”

• “To be independent of gas imports, we would need to continue drilling 1,000 wells every year.”

4th March 2014

Lord Oxburgh, former

Chairman of Shell:

“The flow rates of the majority

of fracked shale gas wells

halved in the first 12 months.”

“84% of fracking wells became

uneconomic within just three years.”

This means for the

fracking industry to

be economically

viable, they need to

keep drilling more

and more wells.

WHAT DOES

FRACKING LOOK

LIKE IN OTHER

COUNTRIES?

Queensland, AustraliaQueensland, Australia

Pennsylvania, USAPennsylvania, USA

British Colombia, CanadaBritish Colombia, Canada

The Keroo, South AfricaThe Keroo, South Africa

SO WHAT COULD

RYEDALELOOK LIKE IN

10-20 YEARS‟

TIME?

• A ‘local company’ that is registered in the Cayman Islands for tax purposes.

• They are 97% owned by Barclays.

• The frack itself would be done by ...

BP Deepwater Horizon DisasterHalliburton were the cement contractor and were

responsible for well integrity. They were fined $1.1 billion.

Halliburton fracking blowout, Oklahoma,

11th March 2013

Spill of fracking chemicals at a Halliburton

fracking operation in Monroe, Ohio, June 2014

Which brings

us on to …

KIRBY MISPERTON

• This is a mini test-frack, only involving

about 15-25 hours of fracking.

• This test requires 880,000 gallons of

water and 8,800 gallons of chemicals.

• Waste water piped to Knapton will

contain hydrocarbons, fracking

chemicals, NORMs and heavy metals.

Kirby Misperton KM-8 flow test

But what happens if the test

frack is successful?

• Production could involve 10-15 horizontal

wells of 500 ft in length.

• Drilling would take place for long periods of

time, again often 24 hours a day.

• This would need about 100 million gallons

of water and 1 million gallons of chemicals.

• Traffic to the site would be hugely increased

and the peace and quiet of the area would be

destroyed.

• And that‟s just one well-site ...

Which community is next in the

firing line?

• The next fracking wells will probably be at

Malton, Marishes and Pickering.

• They may also be planning to drill a well at

Hovingham, on the edge of the AONB.

• Each well may only last 1-3 years before

they need to drill another ...

• ... and another ...

• ... and then another ....

And it doesn‟t stop there...

Government soon to announce

the next round of PEDL licences

What affect will this industry have on ...

• Tourism in the area, which supports hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs?

• The farming community, which relies on the reputation of the area to sell its produce?

• Residents who live in nearby villages, whose lives could be blighted for years with health concerns, noise, traffic, pollution and a stagnant housing market?

• The water supply for the whole area?

• The local rural economy in general?

DON‟T

“UNPACK FRACKING”...

... AND IT ALL

STARTS WITH

JUST ONE

WELL ...