DrillOrDrop’s year in pictures reaches September 2017, with images from Lancashire, North Yorkshire, West Sussex, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Surrey.
6 September Equipment for Broadford Bridge drill site, West Sussex. Photo: Full Throttle images
6 September – Women’s Protest, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton. Photo: Ros Wills
7 September – Rig from Broadford Bridge well site at Pease Pottage Services, West Sussex. Photo: Frack Free Sussex
13 September – Vigil at Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Kirby Misperton Protection Camp
16 September – Demonstration in Runcorn, Cheshire. Photos: Frack Free Frodsham and Helmsby
16 September – No Fracking Day, Derbyshire. Photo: Phil Vause
16 September – No Fracking Day, Derbyshire. Photo: Phil Vause
17 September – Protest against drilling near Leith Hill, Surrey. Photo: Stuart Burch
18 September – Caroline Lucas MP with local businessman, John Tootill, outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site near Blackpool. Photo: Refracktion
19 September – Protest outside Third Energy’s KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Kirby Misperton Protection Camp
19 September – Protest outside KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Kirby Misperton Protection Camp
20 September – Protest outside KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Sue Gough
20 September – Protest outside KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Sue Gough
20 September – Protest outside KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Sue Gough
20 September – Protest outside KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Sue Gough
25 September – Lock-on protest outside KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton. Photo: Kirby Misperton Protection Camp
26 September – Ineos injunction notice placed in field, Woodsetts, South Yorkshire Photo: Woodsetts against fracking
28 September – “Lorry surfer” protest blocks the road near KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Photo: Kirby Misperton Protection Camp
September 2017 – exhibit in Art against Fracking exhibition, Lancashire
Images from earlier in the year
Thanks to everyone who suggested images and gave permission for their photos to be used.
And our written review of the year
Categories: review
On its 100th birthday in 1959, Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/jan/01/on-its-hundredth-birthday-in-1959-edward-teller-warned-the-oil-industry-about-global-warming
Coming from a nuclear weapon scientist who was at the time probably want to promote nuclear power industry interest as an option to reduce CO2 as nuclear weapon is very unpopular. A brilliant stategic thinker no doubt.