Planning process fails to take account of local opinion, say shale gas communities
Communities facing fracking for shale gas – or the possibility of it – criticised the planning system at a meeting in the Houses of Parliament this afternoon.
Breaking: Northern Ireland to require full planning applications for oil and gas exploration
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazard, has announced he proposes to require oil and gas companies to make full planning applications for exploration.
Live updates on Woodburn Forest debate
The Northern Ireland Assembly is debating a motion by Sinn Fein politicians, Oliver McMullan and Gerry Kelly, on InfraStrata’s drilling plans at Woodburn Forest in County Antrim. The drilling has been allowed under permitted development rights, without the need for planning permission, consultation or an environmental impact assessment. Check […]
What’s happening this week? 6-12 June 2016
DrillOrDrop’s weekly update of events about fracking, onshore oil and gas and the campaigns around them. Please let us know (click here) if any of these details are incorrect or if other events should be included. Event listings for the rest of June and later in the year here […]
May 2016 fracking headlines
Our digest of May’s headlines about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments – and reaction to them. This month’s top stories …
Operators face losing drilling acreage in UK licences this month
Oil and gas companies operating more than 40 onshore oil and gas licences face losing at least part of their acreage at the end of this month.
IGas plan for Notts shale gas drilling at Tinker Lane open for comment
The public consultation on plans by IGas to explore for shale gas at a second site in north Nottinghamshire is now open. Tomorrow (Saturday 4 June 2016) there is an information day about the proposals for the site at Tinker Lane, organised by the local community liaison group.
100,000+ demand government publishes fracking climate advice
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling on ministers to publish advice on the impacts of fracking on UK climate targets.
Reaction to Scottish Parliament vote for a ban on fracking
Yesterday’s vote by the Scottish Parliament in favour of a ban on fracking has been welcomed by environmental campaigners but dismissed as making little difference by industry.
Breaking: Scottish parliament votes for fracking ban
In the past few minutes, the Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of a ban on fracking.
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