2,200+ objections to IGas plans to test Ellesmere Port well as decision date approaches
Opponents of plans by IGas to test its well at Ellesmere Port say more than 2,200 people have objected to the scheme, due to be decided later this month.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
INEOS Shale seeks to challenge Scottish fracking ban in the courts – “predictable and desperate” say opponents
INEOS Shale announced today it has lodged a petition to challenge the Scottish Government’s decision to “effectively ban” onshore unconventional oil and gas extraction.
Reaction to approval of flow testing at Cuadrilla’s Balcombe oil well
Councillors in West Sussex voted unanimously this afternoon in favour of Cuadrilla’s plans to flow test its oil well at Balcombe. DrillOrDrop live updates
Live updates: Councillors approve Cuadrilla oil testing plans at Balcombe
Live updates from West Sussex County Council planning meeting to discuss Cuadrilla’s planning application to test its oil well at Balcombe.
Cuadrilla’s Balcombe opponents make eleventh hour appeal to councillors
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s proposals to test its oil well at Balcombe in West Sussex have appealed to councillors to refuse planning permission when they meet tomorrow.
Protest update: 8-14 January 2018
In this update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: The first lock-on in 2018 outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site; Lorry surfing protest at Preston New Road; Slow walk at Kirby Misperton Camp established at Misson Springs
What’s happening this week? 8-14 January 2018
In this week’s listing: Decision on Cuadrilla’s application to flow test its well at Balcombe; High Court hearing on Europa’s extended injunction in Surrey; Extraordinary meeting at Ryedale District Council; Deadline for comments in Lancashire and Nottinghamshire; Screenings of The Bentley Effect; Plus meetings, fundraisers and information events.
Updated: National Trust letter urges INEOS to abandon seismic surveys at Clumber Park
The National Trust has appealed to INEOS Shale to reconsider its plans for shale gas surveying at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.
Anti-fracking campaigners mark one year of work and protests at Lancs shale site
Over 250 people were reported to have joined a rally at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site today to mark a year of opposition to the development.
Aurora announces fracking plans in west Lancashire
Aurora Energy Resources has told residents it is planning to drill and frack two wells near the west Lancashire village of Great Altcar, on the edge of Formby.
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