Kirby Misperton anti-fracking camp to close after Third Energy withdraws equipment
Opponents of fracking at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire say they are to begin packing up a camp outside the village.
Opponents of fracking at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire say they are to begin packing up a camp outside the village.
More landowners in Yorkshire have joined a campaign opposing fracking and access to their property for seismic testing.
A former climate diplomat told anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire they were close to winning their battle against shale gas.
The Bolsolver MP, Dennis Skinner, told several hundred anti-fracking campaigners at a rally in Derbyshire that the Labour Party was behind them.
15 Yorkshire landowners, holding more than 80,000 acres, have publicly supported the National Trust in the legal challenge from INEOS over access for shale gas testing.
The fashion designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood, turned model this morning in a protest over the injunction acquired by the shale gas company, INEOS Upstream.
The legend of Robin Hood is inspiring a campaign against plans by INEOS to explore for shale gas in the East Midlands.
In this update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Demonstrations outside council meetings in Chester and Rotherham; First “lorry surfing” protest at Misson Springs; Lock-on trial verdict; Campaign steps up.
Opponents of fracking are intensifying their campaign against the shale gas industry across northern England.