Coming events this autumn related to fracking and onshore oil and gas
Sunday 21st September
People’s Climate March, London, Assembles 12.30, Temple Place, Embankment. Details
People’s Climate March, Manchester, to lobby Labour Party Conference, Assembles 11am, Piccadilly Gardens. Details
People’s Climate March, Chichester, to deliver petition to the Assembly Rooms, District and County Councils, 12noon-1pm, Assemble at The Cross, Details
Fracking’s not the future, Labour conference rally by Friends of the Earth, 8-10pm, Rylands Suite, Novotel, Manchester. Free but need to register via Eventbright
Tuesday 23rd September
UKOOG Let’s Talk about Shale event, Worksop town centre, time and exact location undisclosed
Wednesday 24th September
UKOOG Let’s talk about shale event, Lincoln town centre
Free premier screening of Breaking Free:The Shale Rock Revolution, followed by questions to Chris Faulkner, 6pm, Deansgate Hilton Hotel, Manchester
Thursday 25th September
Free premier screening of Breaking Free:The Shale Rock Revolution, followed by questions to Chris Faulkner, 6pm, Queen’s Suite, Blackpool Hilton Hotel, North Promenade Sea Front
Public meeting – fracking and its alternatives. Speaker: Brenda Pollack, Friends of the Earth south east region campaigner, 7.30pm, The Room Upstairs, The Chequers Inn, High Street, Tonbridge Details
Friday 26th September
Fracking North Conference, 9.20am, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Details
Saturday 27th September
Organising for a Frack-Free Future: facilitated discussions about fracking and climate change, 11am, The Cowley Club, London Road, Brighton. Details
Tuesday 30th September
Information drop-in event organised by Longridge Against Fracking, 2pm – 7.45-pm, Ribchester Working Men’s Club, Details
Wednesday 8th October
Hearing of Cuadrilla’s injunction against protest in the Fylde area of Lancashire, Manchester High Court, time to be confirmed
Saturday 11th October
Making meetings work: effective facilitation for social change groups, 10.30am-5.30pm, Oxford. Details
Tuesday 14th October
Labour amendments to the Infrastructure Bill considered by House of Lords committee Details
Monday 20th October
Deadline for comments to Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into Igas acquisition of Dart Energy Details
Tuesday 21st October
Shropshire Council North Planning Committee to discuss Dart Energy plans to drill for coal bed methane near Ellesmere, 2pm, Shirehall, Shrewsbury (but calls for it to be moved to Ellesmere) Details
Tuesday 28th October
Deadline for applications for licences in the 14th Landward Licensing Round to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Details
Saturday 8th November
Debate about shale gas. Part of UKOOG Let’s Talk About Shale initiative, 1.30pm-4pm, Ropewalk, Barton, North Lincolnshire, Details
Correction: Celtique Energie has six months to appeal against the rejection of its planning permission at its proposed site between Wisborough Green and Kirdford. The deadline is January 22nd 2015
Categories: Opposition, Regulation
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