Stop 'Fracking' in the Karoo

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Send an email to PASA

To send an email to the Petroleum agency of South Africa (PASA), copy and paste this text into an email:

[TO: Mr Mthozami Xiphu, <img class="obfimg Eoi_1" src="/9650/20200405055253im_/http://p3-raw.greenpeace.org/czech/Templates/Planet3/Styles/Images/emailimages/b1c123880efdedc57a6f9ed8ad0c0879.png" alt=""/><script type="text/javascript"><!-- document.write(dc('Eoi_1', '1B_76_74_78_35_7A_68_62_78_75_7E_7C_7A_76_6E_7E_77_74_69_6F_7E_6B_5B_7A_68_72_75_74_7F_7A'));//--></script>] [Subject: No shale gas fracking in the Karoo] Dear Mr Xiphu Shell is currently applying for shale gas exploration licences in the Karoo, but the extraction of shale gas poses massive threats to both ground and surface water, and is very water intensive. The announcement of Shell’s intention to pursue shale gas fracking in this area has been followed by huge opposition from local communities in the Karoo and the rest of South Africa. Shale gas exploitation is invasive and completely unsustainable, and I believe that the exploration of shale gas should be put on hold until the environmental impacts can be resolved. On these grounds, I urge PASA to deny Shell’s application for exploration licences in the fragile and important ecosystem of the Karoo. Sincerely, [Insert your name]

Send an email to the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs

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[TO: Ms Nosipho Ngcaba, Director-General: <img class="obfimg Eoi_2" src="/9650/20200405055253im_/http://p3-raw.greenpeace.org/czech/Templates/Planet3/Styles/Images/emailimages/628b8b75da96e0e08890d1a1b344a1b4.png" alt=""/><script type="text/javascript"><!-- document.write(dc('Eoi_2', 'AE_CF_D4_80_D8_C1_C9_80_DA_CF_CB_CA_EE_CF_CC_CF_CD_C9_C0_C0'));//--></script>] [Subject: No shale gas fracking in the Karoo] Dear Ms Ngcaba Shell is currently applying for shale gas exploration licences in the Karoo, but the extraction of shale gas poses massive threats to both ground and surface water and is very water intensive. In fact, the environmental impacts of shale gas fracking are so bad, that it should not even be considered at this stage. The announcement of Shell’s intention to pursue shale gas fracking in this area has been followed by huge opposition from local communities in the Karoo and the rest of South Africa. Shale gas exploitation is invasive and completely unsustainable, and I believe that the exploration of shale gas should be put on hold until (or if) the massive environmental impacts can be resolved. On these grounds, I urge the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs to apply the precautionary principle, and strongly oppose Shell’s application for exploration licences in the fragile and important ecosystem of the Karoo. Sincerely, [Insert your name]