The date for signing this petition has passed. The Parliamentary
commissioner for the Environment recently announced that she
will be undertaking an enquiry into fracking. This is great
news, but in the meantime we need a moratorium on new fracking
wells until the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
can assure us it is safe. The Frack No petition will shortly be
presented to Parliament. Please send your petition sheets back
now! Send your completed petition sheets (Freepost) to: Gareth
Hughes MP, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings, Wellington. What
is fracking? Fracking is the hydraulic fracturing of geological
formations to release hydrocarbons. In other words, they shoot
water and chemicals at high pressure into wells to crack the
rock and get more oil and gas out. It's a technique used to
extract 'unconventional' oil and gas which until recently were
deemed too expensive or difficult to extract. What's wrong with
fracking? Fracking has some very serious potential environmental
impacts, of which g