Protect Northern Ireland from fracking - an event with Mark Ruffalo

This is an urgent international solidarity event about the immediate threat of fracking in Northern Ireland. Join us to learn what you can do to help stop fracking in Northern Ireland and protect water across Ireland .

The event will take place on Monday 6th December, from 6pm to 7pm. Featuring actor and climate justice advocate Mark Ruffalo. Fill in the form below to register for this event.

Speakers include:

• Mark Ruffalo - actor and climate justice advocate
• Diane Little - Operation Grounded and LAMP Fermanagh
• Dr Kathy Nolan - Concerned Health Professionals New York
• Oisín Coghlan -  Friends of the Earth Ireland
• Julia Walsh - Frack Action US
• A campaigner from Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Hosted by Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland, Friends of the Earth Ireland, LAMP Fermanagh and Frack Action New York

More information about this event and why it's urgent

In the coming days, the Stormont Executive could approve a policy for petroleum licensing that will open up parts of Northern Ireland for drilling and fracking that could poison the water and air for generations to come.

The areas where there are pending petroleum licence applications are sensitive hydrological areas in Fermanagh, where a company called Tamboran Resources UK applied for a licence in 2016. This lakeland area connects Lough Erne and the Shannon River. 

Another application by EHA Exploration covers five council areas of Belfast, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Armagh City and Banbridge, Craigavon and Lisburn, Castlereagh and Mid Ulster. This area nearby Lough Neagh supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water.

There is still time to stop it! Please join this event to learn how you can help in getting the Stormont Executive to ban petroleum licences. This is an all island event.

England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland all have moratoriums or bans on fracking. Join us on Monday to help make sure Northern Ireland is next and the Executive doesn’t open the door to fracking in these islands. 

For more info read the recent editorial by NI Farmers Against Fracking here.