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DRILL OR DROP?

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Happy Christmas 2025 from DrillOrDrop

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 24, 2025

Call for delay to Burniston gas decision over planning policy shift

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 22, 2025

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By Ruth Hayhurst on December 18, 2025

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Live news updates: Day 3 of inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for Marsh Lane

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 21, 2018 • ( 15 Comments )

This post has live updates from the third day of the public inquiry into plans by Ineos for shale gas exploration in the Derbyshire village of Marsh Lane. Today’s session will hear from more witnesses for the campaign group, Eckington Against Fracking.

Landmark report on fracking to be updated and £7.6m shale gas research confirmed

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 21, 2018 • ( 40 Comments )

A report relied upon by the Government in its support for shale gas extraction is to be updated.

Live news updates: Day 2 of inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for Marsh Lane

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 20, 2018 • ( 12 Comments )

This post has live updates from the second day of the public inquiry into plans by Ineos for shale gas exploration in the Derbyshire village of Marsh Lane. Today’s session is expected to hear from more witnesses for the county council.

Ineos loses legal challenge on Scottish fracking “ban”

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 19, 2018 • ( 81 Comments )

The shale gas company, Ineos, has lost its case against the Scottish Government’s policy on fracking.

Live news update: Day 1 of inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for Marsh Lane

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 19, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

This post has live updates from the opening day of the public inquiry into plans by Ineos for shale gas exploration in the Derbyshire village of Marsh Lane.

Photography magazine offers £5,000 commission on UK fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 18, 2018 • ( 13 Comments )

Photographers are invited to bid for a £5,000 commission to document the untold stories of fracking in the UK.

What’s happening this week? 18-24 June 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 17, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

In this week’s listings Start of inquiry into Ineos plans to drill for shale gas at Marsh Lane, Derbyshire; Water Awareness Week in United Resistance anti-fracking campaign; First meeting of parliamentary group on the impacts of shale gas; Wheelies for Water and Tour de Frack bike rides; Eckington […]

Inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for Marsh Lane opens this week

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 17, 2018 • ( 20 Comments )

Ineos plans for Derbyshire’s first shale gas well come under scrutiny at a public inquiry in Chesterfield this week.

Weekend Long Read: Fracking – what is a legitimate decision?

By Guest Post on June 16, 2018 • ( 37 Comments )

Decisions about fracking lack legitimacy because the public perceive that decision-makers lack expertise. That’s a key finding of new research into how people likely to be affected by fracking see the process of deciding on shale gas proposals.

Minister urged to delay fracking in Lancashire until emergency plans are published

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 15, 2018 • ( 66 Comments )

The government has been urged to delay a final decision on fracking near Blackpool because of local concerns about a lack of information on plans to deal with an emergency.

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