{"id":9835,"date":"2013-08-30T08:48:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T08:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=9835"},"modified":"2013-08-30T08:48:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T08:48:25","slug":"anti-fracking-movement-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=9835","title":{"rendered":"Anti-fracking movement gains momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Police<\/a>The momentum of the anti-fracking movement is growing as concerned communities across the globe feel the threat of natural gas development. On October 19, activists around the world will join together for the second annual Global Frackdown, an international day of action and an opportunity to, as one unified community, send a message to protect our resources. In anticipation of this year\u2019s Frackdown, we can\u2019t help but point to the recent victories of the anti-fracking movement in Argentina as an inspiring example of global resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency\u2019s June 2013 report, Argentina has the second greatest amount of shale gas resources in the world after China. The country\u2019s potential for natural gas and oil development is disconcerting, but while some aspire for Argentina to become a global leader in shale gas, some communities are standing up to fight back. They have sought international support and strategy, mobilized their communities and targeted legislators to keep fracking out. Their efforts have paid off. More than six municipalities in Argentina have enacted local bans.<\/p>\n

Chubut Province is one area formerly threatened by natural gas development. Chubut is located in Patagonia, the southern-most region of Argentina.<\/p>\n

The President of Argentina, Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner, together with Governor Mart\u00edn Buzzi, inaugurated new shale exploration activities in Chubut in February. But after just a few months of activism and mobilization efforts, anti-fracking groups achieved a victory: A court in Argentina recently ordered Yacimientos Petrol\u00edferos Fiscales (YPF) to halt fracking in \u201cLa Greta\u201d, an exploratory well close to R\u00edo Mayo in the Chubut province.<\/p>\n

Entre R\u00edos, a province in northeast Argentina, was also recently granted an injunction against fracking. Entre R\u00edos is located above one of the world\u2019s largest aquifers, which supplies drinking water for the region.<\/p>\n

Hugo Rivas, president of the Proyecto Sur Paran\u00e1, points to the community solidarity that was required to achieve this fracking victory: \u201cIn the movement to free Entre R\u00edos of fracking, social, professional, cultural and political sectors have participated and united in this action.\u201d<\/p>\n

These kinds of community-based and globally supported efforts are needed to combat the oil and gas industry. Indeed, they fuel the anti-fracking fire. Join us in this year\u2019s Global Frackdown to send out a message as a unified, international community: the movement\u2019s momentum is growing, it is strong, and together we will not allow fracking to destroy our water, air and communities.<\/p>\n

Jaime Hamre is an intern for Food & Water Watch\u2019s international program.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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