Last Month, Bulgarian and Romanian activists along with members of Frack Off braved the cold weather and staged a spectacular demonstration near the Romanian embassy in Kensington. With chemical suits, chants and street performers they protested against the proposed use of controversial ‘fracking’ to extract shale gas in Romania.
Currently Chevron has several licenses for shale exploration in Romania and plan to start drilling in the second half of this year. Besides Chevron, Hungary’s MOL and Canada’s East West Petroleum also have struck drilling agreements with Romania’s Mineral Resources Agency and are awaiting government approval. 1 Of particular concern are the drilling plans for Dobrogea, an area located in southern Romania which is also the agricultural heartland of Bulgaria and Romania.
What the Frack?
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