Russia secretly working with environmentalists to oppose fracking Source: The Guardian. The head of one of the world’s leading groups of democratic nations has accused Russia of undermining projects using hydraulic fracturing technology in Europe. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), and former premier of Denmark, told the Chatham House thinktank in London on Thursday that Vladimir Putin’s government was behind attempts to discredit fracking, according to reports. Rasmussen said: “I have met allies who can report that Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engaged actively with so-called non-governmental organisations - environmental organisations working against shale gas - to maintain European dependence on imported Russian gas.” He declined to give details of those operations, saying: “That is my interpretation.” Fracking, a process that involves blasting dense shale rocks with a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to release the tiny bubbles of natural gas trapped within, has been the subject of protests in the UK and other parts of Europe, and is opposed by many environmental groups. It has been associated with methane leaks and the pollution of water sources in the US, and green campaigners fear that it will lead to a rise in the use of fossil fuels, exacerbating global warming. Rasmussen made clear that fracking should be used, in his view, to increase Europe’s energy security, by providing a new source of gas and oil supply. (snip) Read more: theguardian/environment/2014/jun/19/russia-secretly-working-with-environmentalists-to-oppose-fracking Why is this man still the top commander of an international military alliance devoted to maintaining peace and security in Europe? One has to remember that only last week this same genius, Secretary-General Rasmussen, publicly stated that, Russia is the new enemy, of NATO. Will he be allowed to continue blabbering us toward a Third World War, or will someone finally tell him to shut the hell up!
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 14:58:51 +0000
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