Shale Gas

The host organization: Les Alternatifs

The description/explanation of the session

What with the environmental consequences of mining projects shale gas in Europe?

 

Citizen mobilizations in France, an example in Ardèche

 

What coordinate the struggle in Europe?

Shale gas is one of the new way capitalism try to answer to the environmental questions . We'll not have oil and gas forever, don't change our way to live, catch new energy. The shale gas tecnique use a lot of water to crash the ground to find few new gas resource. A lot of energy, of water, of noise for nothing. This is a main project in USA, France , UK and Turkey. In France, a main campaign has stop this silly project. In Turkey, the project is to do it on a very big level...

Here, a video to promote a movie about this problem : http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8

The type of the session: Debate

The anticipated duration of the session:  90 mins

Note: This workshop will be in French, and will have English (and Turkish) translation.