West Sussex councillors vote not to vote on fracking
Councillors in West Sussex decided this morning not to accept or reject a call to make the county a frack free zone. But they acknowledged the concerns of residents about fracking.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Frack-free zone petition goes to West Sussex County Council
Labour county councillors pose with opponents of fracking before the discussion of a petition calling for West Sussex to be made a frack-free zone.
West Sussex councillors advised to reject call for frack-free zone
West Sussex councillors will be advised tomorrow to refuse to declare the county a frack free zone. A petition with more than 3,500 signatures urging the county to make itself frack free will be debated by the full council at its meeting in Horsham.
MP condemns Celtique over Wisborough Green/Kirdford drilling plans and hopes it will lose appeal
The MP for two West Sussex villages where Celtique Energie wants to drill for oil and gas said he hoped the company would lose its appeal against a refusal of planning permission. He also criticised Celtique for failing to reply to his letters.
Guest post: Scientists refute lower emissions claim for fracking
Alex Kirby, of the Climate News Network, reports on a new study which warns that fracking will not rescue us from climate change because increased production of gas and rising demand for it will result in higher, not lower emissions. The argument that fracking can help to reduce […]
Reaction to Celtique Energie appeal
Friends of the Earth campaigner, Brenda Pollack, gave this reaction to news that Celtique Energie has appealed against the refusal by West Sussex County Council of its planning application to drill near Wisborough Green: “This appeal will cast a dark shadow over the lives of local residents who […]
Celtique appeals against Wisborough Green drilling decision
Celtique Energie has confirmed it will appeal against the decision by West Sussex County Council to refuse planning permission for an exploration well near the villages of Kirdford and Wisborough Green. The company said in a statement it believed the decision was “fundamentally unsound”.
IGas unveils drilling expansion plans for Surrey
IGas is publicising plans today to start producing oil and gas from one of its exploration sites in Surrey. The company is holding an information meeting about its plans to extend part of the Bletchingley oil field, east of Redhill, and to convert the wells from appraisal to […]
Government accused of relying on industry to regulate fracking
Labour accused the government yesterday of taking a “lackadaisical” approach to regulating fracking by relying on voluntary agreements with the industry.
Amendment allows underground waste dumping without permission, campaigners say
Anti-fracking campaigners say new government proposals could allow drilling companies to dump waste under private land without the owners’ permission.
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