Picture post: Cyclists complete two-day “tour de frack” between shale sites
A group of cyclists completed a 120-mile ride this afternoon between sites in Lancashire and Yorkshire where fracking is due to take place.
Australian anti-drilling activists bring their film and methods to the UK
Campaigners who fought off unconventional gas in Australia are sharing their successful methods with communities in the UK in May and June.
INEOS gives notice of application for Derbyshire shale gas well
INEOS confirmed today it would submit a planning application in early May for a vertical shale gas well on the edge of the village of Marsh Lane in north Derbyshire.
Notts shale gas wells to be drilled in second half of 2017 – IGas
IGas said today it expects to drill its Nottinghamshire shale gas wells in the second half of this year.
Cuadrilla publishes environmental data from fracking site: opponents say company can’t be trusted
The shale gas company, Cuadrilla, has published environmental monitoring data from its Preston New Road site near Blackpool.
Protest update: 24-30 April 2017
In this update of protests about fracking and the UK onshore oil and gas industry: Unions and the Diggers join protests at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site Residents gather outside Third Energy’s Kirby Misperton site in North Yorkshire as service companies carry out work Tour de Frack cycle […]
Lancashire police “stretched to the limit” but no extra money for anti-fracking protests
The Home Office has refused a request for extra funding to police protests outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool.
What’s happening this week? 24-30 April 2017
In this week’s listings: the Tour de Frack cycle ride from Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in Lancashire to Third Energy’s site at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire. Plus 30 other meetings, rallies, performances and key dates.
Resident fights on for right to challenge Minister over Roseacre fracking inquiry
A Lancashire resident is seeking a High Court hearing after he was refused permission to challenge the Communities’ Secretary, Sajid Javid, over Cuadrilla’s second shale gas site at Roseacre Wood.
“Lancs homes to be heated by local shale gas by early 2018” – Cuadrilla exec
A Cuadrilla executive has predicted that shale gas from the company’s site at Preston New Road near Blackpool is likely to be used in local homes by early next year.
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