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Article

14 Jun 2013

Author:
Nick Meynen, EJOLT

Fracking: activists occupy Chevron in Poland

[Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Chevron to respond. Response provided below.] Peasants from local communities are occupying a piece of land to prevent the installation of Chevron for the exploration and exploitation of shale gas in the region of Zurawlow, Poland……Under the protection of state security forces, Chevron has taken possession of a parcel located on the concession…to install a fence and eventually drill on the site. According to the locals…[t]he authorization for drill testing was canceled in June 2012…The people resisting the drill for shale gas say that it could lead to the contamination of their water and their land…A group of more than 150 people occupied the space for 24 hours, demanding Chevron to stop this project. One person was wounded…after being hit by a security vehicle. [also refers to Marathon, Talisman]