We fought tooth and nail for this amendment to be included and we got it passed in the Parliament, only for it to be dropped when the report went to trialogue negotiations at the end of last year. Yesterday, a huge majority of MEPs voted in favour of the report, despite the fact that it did not include this amendment. While we have certainly lost the battle, we havent lost the war. Lets continue to demand full mandatory EIAs at national level! :-) You can see here how your MEP voted: bit.ly/1lBUhdp EU politicians on Wednesday voted for tougher rules on exposing the environmental impact of oil and conventional gas exploration, while excluding shale gas. Member states such as Britain and Poland are pushing hard for the development of shale gas, seen as one way to lessen dependence on Russian gas, as well as to lower energy costs as it has in the United States. The plenary vote of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France follows a compromise deal on the draft law in December, which was struck only after negotiators agreed to leave out references to shale gas. Member states are expected to give their endorsement over the coming weeks, after which the law will become final. Read more at: reut.rs/PwyQjO
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:15:08 +0000
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