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17th December 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Bulldozes Homes and Human Rights
OK, strange subject line, but true; people are being forcibly removed from their homes for the continental festival of schalger music, Eurovision. In order to beautify the city of Baku and construct facilities for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, people are being evicted to clear sites for construction of contest facilities.

21st November 2011
Jam Tomorrow: Unconventional Gas and Britain's Energy Future
A new presentation/discussion on shale gas/coalbed methane, gas "fracking", and the future of Britain's energy economy, developed by Paul Mobbs and the Free Range Network

11th October 2011
Energy Beyond Oil Project:
New Sheet E11. Fracking and Coalbed Methane
When gas fracking and other "unconventional" energy resources are discussed in the media the focus is usually on the technology used to produced the energy, or the impact this might have on the environment. In fact, the significant feature of the exploitation of unconventional energy resources is that our present energy situation has become so precarious that companies and government consider these valid energy sources!

5th October 2011
North Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire Fracking Campaign
The Government is carrying out another round of onshore oil and gas licensing, and many of these sites will be using gas fracking techniques. In advance of this, Ideas for a Change are launching a campaign of possible fracking in North Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

10th June 2011
FRAW Site Design Statement
After a bit of delay whilst we found time to carry out the necessary research to compare different site design strategies, we've finally completed the 'FRAW Design Statement' page. For the full analysis see Ecolonomics No.12: Promulgating the Web's calorie controlled diet.

19th April 2011
The political acceptance of peak oil, and what it means for 'economic normality', has begun
Paul Mobbs has released an update last months 'ecolonomics' newsletter on the energy situation and nuclear power. He broadens his view to look at the areas where Monbiot's pro-nuclear stance falls down when we factor-in the implications of peak oil.







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The Energy Beyond Oil Project

The Jam Tomorrow Presentation


Jam Tomorrow Presentation, title slide The Free Range Energy Beyond Oil (EBO) Project's Jam Tomorrow presentation is a new 2-hour presentation and discussion on shale gas, coalbed methane, gas "fracking", and the future of Britain's energy economy. As plans for the development of shale gas and coalbed methane in the UK are advanced (along with underground gasification, they're collectively called "unconventional gas"), the debate on our energy future is seemingly reduced to a single factor; carbon. In fact the complexities of how we source our energy today, and how – and how much – we will be able to produce in the future are far more complex than the issue of carbon emissions.

'Work in progress' icon
Currently the presentation is still under development, and is awaiting the results of testing with a cross-section of "live" audiences. We hope to provide a more in-depth description of the presentation and the issues it covers, and a 'virtual presentation of slides, sometime in Spring 2012.



Workshop resources

PDF file iconJam Tomorrow Presentation slides (revised March 2012)
This is the latest, updated version of the 'Jam Tomorrow' Presentation that we'll be taking out around the UK during 2012. If you'd like to organise an event in your area, please get in touch with us at ebo☮fraw.org.uk.
index file iconSheet E11. Fracking and Coalbed Methane – Unconventional gas in the UK
When gas fracking and other "unconventional" energy resources are discussed in the media the focus is usually on the technology used to produced the energy, or the impact this might have on the environment. In fact, the significant feature of the exploitation of unconventional energy resources is that our present energy situation has become so precarious that companies and government consider these valid energy sources, and the public interest demands that this aspect of the problem be examined.
index file iconSheet A1. Fracking, Do Something! – Action on unconventional gas
As we reach the limits to growth the certainties that underpin the modern economic system are failing. As 'easy to produce' oil and gas deplete the energy industry is seeking more extreme fuel sources, from deep ocean drilling to tar sands. 'Unconventional gas' is a series of technologies that seek to get natural gas from hard to produce/unconventional sources of rock. This sheet looks at the legal and procedural issues related to the development of unconventional gas in the UK, and how the public can intercede at each stage in order to oppose these developments.
On-site HTML index file iconThe Jam Tomorrow Initiative
Jam Tomorrow is a new research initiative from the Free Range Network's 'Energy Beyond Oil' Project. This initiative has been launched to develop information and support for communities across the UK as the Government/energy industry prepares itself for the roll-out of shale gas, coalbed methane and underground gasification projects.


Virtual presentation

We hope to have the 'virtual presentation' available later in the Spring.


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