Picture post: Downing Street protest over fracking and plastics
Fashion designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood, and her son, Joe Corre, have accused the Government of hypocrisy over its policies on plastics and fracking.
Residents claim victory against fracking with restoration of Cuadrilla’s Becconsall shale gas site
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has begun returning its Becconsall site in Lancashire to farmland after the county council refused another extension of planning permission.
Countryside would be “littered with fracking wells” to replace half UK gas imports – new research
One well would have to be drilled and fracked every day for 15 years to produce enough gas to replace half future UK gas imports, according to new study for Friends of the Earth.
Picture Post: N Yorks village marks reopening of fracking site footpath
A footpath alongside Third Energy’s fracking site at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire has reopened after delays to the company’s planned operations.
Picture post: Anti-fracking opponents rally outside Roseacre Wood inquiry
Rain failed to stop opponents of Cuadrilla’s fracking plans for Roseacre Wood from gathering for a rally outside the re-opened inquiry this morning.
Guest Post by Alan Wright: Why the Wildlife Trusts oppose fracking
The English Wildlife Trusts announced earlier this year that they opposed fracking. The Trusts said this was because they believed that shale gas extraction undermined UK efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. In this guest post, Alan Wright, of the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, […]
Picture post: Women march to fracking site to launch 3-month campaign
An estimated 200 women from across the UK took part in a march and rally outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool this morning.
Women’s march launches spring campaign against fracking
A march led by women tomorrow (Tuesday 3 April) marks the beginning of a three-month campaign against fracking.
Residents “delighted” at UKOG’s loss of access rights to Markwells Wood oil site
News that the oil exploration company, UKOG, has had no right of access to its well site at Markwells Wood in the South Downs since last year has been welcomed by local people and campaigners.
Picture Post: “No to fracking, yes to dancing” – Jig at the Rig protest
Anti-fracking opponents from across the country took part in a mass “dance-off” protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool today.
DRILL OR DROP? 