Balcombe villagers criticise oil firm over “incorrect fracking statement”
The company which operates the mothballed oil site at Balcombe in West Sussex has been accused of misrepresenting history in a comment on fracking.
Weekend of action calls for oil and gas phase out
Hundreds of people are expected to join marches across the UK this weekend as part of a global call for a rapid phase out of fossil fuels.
Oil and gas opponents add voice to campaign against Cumbrian coal mine
Campaigners opposing onshore oil and gas developments in south east England are travelling to Cumbria to join a protest against a new coal mine in Whitehaven.
Photo post: Boomtown protest against Avington oil production
Climate campaigners staged a protest at one of the UK’s biggest music festivals, against plans to revive oil production on the estate where the event is held.
“Goodbye and good riddance” – campaigners react to order to plug Cuadrilla’s fracked wells
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s fracking operation in Lancashire have welcomed today’s news that the company has been ordered to decommission two shale gas wells.
Campaigners prepare for next fight against Egdon’s North Kelsey oil plans
Opponents of oil exploration and production at North Kelsey in Lincolnshire have criticised Egdon Resources for its eleventh-hour withdrawal from an appeal hearing.
N Kelsey oil plans “clear and obvious conflict” with UK climate commitments – expert
The plan to drill for oil near the Lincolnshire village of North Kelsey conflicts with the UK’s international commitments to tackle climate change, a leading scientist has warned.
End oil extraction at Wytch Farm, say campaigners
Campaigners and residents in Dorset are calling for tougher measures against the company behind last month’s oil leak in Poole Harbour.
Balcombe seeks legal challenge to test of oil well
The village at the centre of anti-fracking protests 10 years ago is taking on the oil industry again.
N Yorks Tories block opposition motion on fracking
A proposal to condemn fracking as “inappropriate” in North Yorkshire failed this afternoon.
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