The Syndicat des Gorges de l'Ardeche against gas shale
This Monday, February 7 SGGA was held in the ballroom of the Orgnac for its first meeting of 2011. Many points were provided to the agenda including the unmatched about shale gas.
President Paul Lavie and Hervé Ozil, Mayor Lagorce reported the situation. It turns out that the area of southern Ardeche is involved in two exploration licenses, that of Villeneuve de Berg for the common Ibie and plateau, especially Lagorce, and that of Montelimar, which extends far south and encompasses the entire area of the Gorges de l'Ardeche and north of the Gard.
The participants unanimously condemned the total lack of cooperation in this matter and stressed the absolute incompatibility between mining and conservation of water resources and environment, the heart of the business SGGA in the Gorges of the Ardeche. But also the conflict between those activities and areas of local economic development based primarily on assets, whether natural or cultural landscape.
Useless (or not?) Recalled that the area of the Gorges of Ardeche account at the same time a National Nature Reserve of over 1,500 ha and a draft scope of protection of this reserve, two prefectural biotope protection A Sensitive Natural Area of the Department and a Natura 2000 site covering more than 7000 ha. And icing on the cake, the site ranked the Pont d'Arc, known internationally, which houses more The oldest painted cave in the world!
were also discussed during the working session of the highlights of the life of SGGA: preparation of the 2011 season at the bivouacs with validation of the Rules of the central reservation and set up teams of seasonal major budgetary guidelines, program of actions and events for the year 2011 in the Reserve and the member municipalities.
HOW DO WE OPERATE GAS SHALE
Without information, without any consultation, the French government has offered to domestic and foreign companies the right to explore French underground in search of gas and oil shale. Technology to bring the gas to the surface is new, sensitive and above all environmentally disastrous. The "horizontal hydraulic fracturing," is to cause faults using a liquid sent to very strong pressure to release the oil and gas taken from the solid rock, about 2000 meters deep. Three "ingredients" are needed to create these mini earthquakes: massive amounts of water (between 15 000 and 20 000 m3), chemicals (over 500) to attack the rock and micro-beads to keep open the cracks. United States, the balance of the extraction of these fossil fuels is catastrophic: massive pollution of groundwater and air, destruction of natural habitats and landscapes, etc.. Their operation in France, lead ineluctably to the same damage as well as increased emissions of greenhouse gas emissions, even though our country is committed to divide by four. The prospecting permits over 10% of the territory was granted without debate on the energy needs in the medium and long term, without discussing the need to fight against waste, search improved energy efficiency and renewable alternatives.
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