[Ngo Climate Change] FRACKING- SCC position on fracking - and joint petition

[Phuong Thu]

 Dear Colleagues,

I would like to share with you the informaiton on fracking, that is
raised by Stop Climate CHAOS GROUP (including hundreds of NGOs) in the
UK. Please see the attached files for your further information.

- A two-page summary briefing with the key information about shale
gas, fracking and its impacts.
- A technical briefing which goes into further analysis about the
impact of fracking on the climate, natural environment and various
economic issues.

The position of the Stop Climate Chaos are outlined in both papers, as
well as on the website: www.stopclimatechaos.org/fracking-and-climate-change.

Join in if you wish to.

Best,
Phuong

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sophia McNab
> To: Sophia McNab
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 6:54 PM
> Subject: SCC position on fracking - and joint petition
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> As you know, we've been developing an SCC position and briefing on
> fracking for shale gas, and working with others to prepare an
> overarching online petition asking David Cameron to support clean
> energy instead of fracking.
>
>
> 1. Position
>
>
> We have put together 2 documents on fracking:
> - A two-page summary briefing with the key information about shale
> gas, fracking and its impacts.
> - A technical briefing which goes into further analysis about the
> impact of fracking on the climate, natural environment and various
> economic issues.
>
>
> Our position is outlined in both of these papers, as well as on our
> website: www.stopclimatechaos.org/fracking-and-climate-change
>
>
>
> Feel free to use these as a basis for your organisation's position,
> and share them with your supporters.
>
>
>
> 2. Petition - Put the brakes on fracking
>
>
> This is the exciting part! Live on the website is a petition to David
> Cameron, calling on him to 'reconsider your position on hydraulic
> fracturing, or fracking, immediately and instead champion clean energy
> sources which do not risk our global climate, the natural environment
> and our health'.
>
>
> We are joining 350.org, Platform, 38 Degrees and other organisations
> to promote the petition, so please get this on your sites and start
> sharing!
>
>
> How you can share this petition:
>
>
> Put something on your website
>
>
> - You can link to the petition on our site:
> www.stopclimatechaos.org/campaigns/fracking
> - Or, you can embed the petition on your own site, and tailor the
> introduction etc. Please get in touch with me
> (campaigns at stopclimatechaos.org) if you'd like to do this and I can
> send you over the code.
>
>
> Promote it to the world!
>
>
> - Promote it on social media: Keep an eye on our Twitter account
> @scccoalition and our Facebook page. And use the hashtag #frackfree.
>
>
>
>   Sample tweet: It's time @David_Cameron put the brakes on #fracking -
> add your name to the petition today ow.ly/olm4X #frackfree
>
>
> - Promote it in newsletters: The petition will be running throughout
> the autumn, so if it doesn't fit into your plans right now then please
> to pencil it in for promotion at a later date.
>
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Sophia
>
>
> --
>
> Sophia McNab
>
> Campaigns and Social Media Intern
>
> Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
> www.stopclimatechaos.org
> 020 7802 9988
>
>
> C/o Oxfam | 3rd Floor North | Victoria Charity Centre | 11 Belgrave
> Road | London | SW1V 1TU
>
> Follow SCC on Twitter: www.twitter.com/scccoalition
> Like SCC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stopclimatechaos
>
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