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Launch of Medact Yorkshire – Fracking & the Role of the Local Health Community

by A Medact Member | Jun 14, 2017 | Events, Launches, Meetings, Talks & Lectures

This is the launch event for a new Yorkshire-based local group for Medact!   The event will include an introduction to Medact for newcomers, a discussion on the role of the health community in responding to fracking at a local level (* speakers TBA *), and an...

The decision to frack in Lancashire: shale gas is unburnable and must be left in the ground

by David McCoy | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Headlines, Climate & Environment

That Lancashire County Council has been forced to grant Cuadrilla permission to undertake exploratory fracking should come as no surprise. Planning law meant that the Council could only block Cuadrilla on the back of a set of narrow, limited and localised...

Dash for Gas? Background Document for Public Health Assessment of Shale Gas

by Medact | Sep 12, 2016 | Reports, Climate & Environment

Behind our shorter report, Shale Gas Production in England – an Updated Public Health Assessment, released in July 2016, is a more detailed and fully referenced set of long notes about fracking as a public health issue.  This covers a wide range of issues...

An Updated Public Health Assessment of Shale Gas Fracking

by Medact Staff | Jul 7, 2016 | News, Climate & Environment

Medact today released an updated assessment of the potential health impacts of shale fracking in England.

Shale Gas Production in England – an updated public health assessment

by Medact Staff | Jul 7, 2016 | Reports, Climate & Environment

Download: A Public Health Assessment of Shale Gas in England Medact’s new report summarises the findings of a public health assessment of unconventional shale gas production in England.  In 2015 Medact published its first report on this subject, Health & Fracking,...

Patrick Saunders at Fracking Masterclass

by Alice Munro | Jul 5, 2016 | Talks, Videos

Fracking lectures Dr Patrick Saunders 01Watch this video on...

Shale Gas Production in England – report release video

by Medact Staff | Jun 28, 2016 | Talks, Videos, Climate & Environment

Shale Gas Production in England, an Updated Public Health AssessmentWatch this video on YouTube...

In support of anti-fracking campaigner Tina Rothery

by Alice Munro | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, News, Climate & Environment

Tina Rothery is a high profile community campaigner in Lancashire who will be attending Blackpool County Court on Friday 24 June, having been ordered to pay costs of over £55,000 to the energy company Cuadrilla.  The order relates to a three-week community protection...

Audio Recordings from Sheffield Fracking Masterclass

by Alice Munro | Jun 22, 2016 | Talks, Climate & Environment

In the run up to the release of our new report, Medact and the Faculty of Public Health co-hosted a workshop on the health impacts of fracking. Audio recordings from three of the day’s presentations are now available.

Fracking: what is the British government trying to hide?

by Guest Author | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Climate & Environment

Decisions over the onshore drilling need to be taken with the facts in the open, not pushed through Parliament in a rush. By John Ashton We shouldn’t need a report by Medact to tell us what fracking means for our health. We have a Government led by politicians we...

Medact publishes rebuttal responding to criticisms of the Medact report on Fracking and Health

by Medact Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | News, Climate & Environment

On 31st of March, Medact published its report on Health and Fracking which concluded that hydraulic fracturing for shale gas (‘fracking’) poses significant risks to public health and called for an immediate moratorium to allow time for a full and comprehensive health...

Fracking – an inherently risky activity to health

by Medact Staff | Apr 9, 2015 | Actions, Climate & Environment

The arguments against fracking on public health and ecological grounds are overwhelming. And Medact believes that a moratorium should be put in place to allow time for a full and comprehensive health and environmental impact assessment to be completed. But in addition...
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