Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Stop-Fracking-Patagonia-Action-in-Vaca-Muerta--Argentina-27MZIFJW3F7PF.htmlConceptually similarStop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1W7Completed★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1W5Completed★★★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1S8Completed★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1WDCompleted★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1WECompleted★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1WGCompleted★★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1WFCompleted★★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1WHCompleted★★★★Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaGP0STT1SSCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STT1SWStop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, ArgentinaDozens of Greenpeace Argentina activists blockade the entrance to a toxic waste facility in the north of Argentine Patagonia owned by Treater S.A and used by oil companies like Shell and Total to dispose of the waste created by their dangerous fracking operations in the region. The activists display banners and signs calling for an end to the oil age. The toxic landfill site, equivalent in size to 15 football fields, is used by oil companies that are fracking Patagonia. Local regulations require that hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities be at least 8km away from people and towns, and at least 5 km away from bodies of water and crops. The landfill is also located 5 km away from the Añelo community, 4.9 km from agricultural fields and 3.7 km from the Neuquen River, which infringes Neuquen’s Provincial Law, and Argentina’s General Law on Environment.Locations:Argentina-Neuquén-Patagonia-South AmericaDate:26 Feb, 2019Credit:© Osvaldo Tesoro / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2500px X 1669pxKeywords:Access blockade actions-Actions and protests-Arm Bars-Banners-Climate (campaign title)-Evening-Greenpeace activists-Hydraulic fracturing-KWCI (GPI)-Oil (Industry)-Oil exploration-Outdoors-Pollution-Signs-Small group of people-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, Argentina (Photos by Osvaldo Tesoro)Dozens of Greenpeace Argentina activists blockade the entrance to a toxic waste facility in the north of Argentine Patagonia owned by Treater S.A and used by oil companies like Shell and Total to dispose of the waste created by their dangerous fracking operations in the region.The activists carried banners bearing the messages “Stop Fracking Patagonia” in Spanish and English, calling for an end to the oil age. The toxic landfill site, equivalent in size to 15 football fields, is used by oil companies that are fracking Patagonia. Local regulations require that hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities be at least 8km away from people and towns, and at least 5 km away from bodies of water and crops. The landfill is also located 5 km away from the Añelo community, 4.9 km from agricultural fields and 3.7 km from the Neuquen River, which infringes Neuquen’s Provincial Law, and Argentina’s General Law on Environment.Related Collections:Year in Pictures 2019 (Photos & Videos)Stop Fracking Patagonia Action in Vaca Muerta, Argentina (All Photographers)