New decision dates for Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking applications
Cuadrilla’s plans to frack at two sites in the Fylde area of Lancashire will be decided at the end of June.
Guest post: Beware the No Frack Promise
In this guest post, Sussex author and campaigner, Martin Dale, explains why he and other local people are sceptical about Celtique Energie’s pledge that it is drilling a conventional exploration well at Broadford Bridge, near Billingshurst, and will not use fracking.
Dart appeal over Dudleston cbm drilling downgraded to hearing
Dart Energy’s appeal for an exploratory coalbed methane borehole at Dudleston Heath near Ellesmere in Shropshire has been downgraded from a public inquiry to hearing.
Drilling diary – May 2015
Updated list of events about fracking and onshore oil and gas including: Public meetings Rallies Community theatre Parade Family day
General election results review
We look at results from constituencies with a special interest in fracking or oil and gas exploration. We also review what happened to MPs who voted in parliament for a fracking moratorium earlier this year.
Anti-fracking campaigners defend their lock-on protest at Horse Hill
The risks posed by the oil industry justified a protest outside an exploratory drilling site near Gatwick airport, a court heard this morning.
“Gatwick gusher” former boss fails to give evidence at anti-fracking protest trial
The former head of the company exploring for oil near Gatwick failed to appear in court this morning to give evidence at the trial of two anti-fracking campaigners.
Greenpeace anti-fracking advert banned
Greenpeace has been censured for an advert which said fracking would not cut energy bills. The organisation has described the decision as “baseless, biased and bonkers”.
Investigation finds multiple planning breaches and technical problems at Cuadrilla’s drilling sites
All the exploratory shale gas wells drilled by Cuadrilla in Lancashire had some technical difficulty and none were restored by the date set in the original planning permission. These are just two of the findings from an investigation by DrillOrDrop.com into problems at the company’s UK operations. We […]
Hunters shot geese on fracking company’s wildfowl refuge
Pink Footed Geese feeding on a wildfowl refuge set up by Cuadrilla were shot by hunters who had leased the same fields. The fracking company rented land on the Lancashire coast as winter grazing for birds displaced by its exploratory gas well at Becconsall, near Banks. But shooting […]
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