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10+ years of independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to it

New date for Burniston gas decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 19, 2026

“£1.9m investment commitment for West Newton” – Reabold

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 13, 2026

Horse Hill news update

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 11, 2026

Minister responds to council fracking questions

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2026

Europa shareholders back fundraising

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 3, 2026

N Yorks Council “burying its head in the sand” over Burniston gas plan complaints

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 2, 2026

INEOS “won’t take no for an answer”, says Labour MP at Prime Minister’s Questions

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 28, 2018 • ( 96 Comments )

Theresa May was asked in parliament for her reaction to the complaint of a Cheshire woman who was “door-stepped” by land agents acting for the UK’s biggest shale gas company.

Fylde planners criticised over support for national fracking decisions

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 28, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

Officials in the area of Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site have been criticised for backing proposals to take fracking decisions out of local hands.

Study on emissions from fossil fuel sites questions policy case for fracking, say researchers

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 27, 2018 • ( 27 Comments )

Scientists have called for investigations into the levels of methane released from oil and gas sites after a study concluded that global levels of some hydrocarbons in the atmosphere had been underestimated.

100,000-signature petition against Leith Hill oil drilling to be handed to Environment Agency

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 27, 2018 • ( 14 Comments )

Updated 28/2/2018: The Environment Agency has cancelled the Dorking event because of bad weather  Opponents of drilling for oil near Leith Hill in Surrey are to hand in a petition on Thursday with what could be more than 100,000 signatures.

Lancashire campaigners winning the battle against fracking, say climate change experts

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 26, 2018 • ( 60 Comments )

A former climate diplomat told anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire they were close to winning their battle against shale gas.

Angus seeks another 10 years at Lidsey oil site

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 26, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

The oil company, Angus Energy, has applied for permission to produce from its Lidsey site near Bognor Regis in West Sussex for another 10 years.

Tributes paid to shale gas commentator, Nick Grealy, who died yesterday

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 26, 2018 • ( 14 Comments )

Nick Grealy, the pro-fracking commentator and journalist, died yesterday aged 64. He had been diagnosed last year with brain, lung and pancreatic cancers.

Guest post by The Weald Action Group: Demystifying acidisation

By Guest Post on February 26, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

As companies across the Weald in southern England begin using acidisation as part of Kimmeridge oil exploration, a campaign group has published a new leaflet about the technique. In this Guest Post, The Weald Action Group, an alliance of community organisations across the region, explains why it produced […]

What’s happening this week? 26 February-4 March 2018

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 25, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

In this week’s listings: First Robin Hood vs Fracking workshops and parade; John Ashton and Jamie Peters speaking at Preston New Road; Opening day of examination in public of North Yorkshire Minerals Plan; Environment Agency drop-in meeting about oil exploration near Leith Hill; Know your rights training; National […]

Labour MP tells anti-fracking marchers: ‘You are not alone’

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 24, 2018 • ( 46 Comments )

The Bolsolver MP, Dennis Skinner, told several hundred anti-fracking campaigners at a rally in Derbyshire that the Labour Party was behind them.

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