Time for comprehensive review of health impacts of fracking, say doctors
A government adviser has been accused of “negligent failure” for refusing to revise a report on the health impacts of fracking.
Guest post: UK youth climate campaigners target Westminster over fracking concerns
Katja Garson, of the UK Youth Climate Coalition, reports in this guest post on a growing letter-writing campaign that urges the energy minister to ban fracking.
IGas Ellesmere Port well test is “wrong place at the wrong time”, says campaign group
IGas plans to test a gas well in Ellesmere Port will undermine efforts to regenerate a seriously deprived area and put nearby homes and businesses at risk, campaigners will argue later this month.
Events diary – December 2018 and beyond
40+ events in December about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning. Government challenge in two High Court hearings IGas and Angus Energy go to court over protest injunctions Climate protests and petition hand-in to Downing Street Training workshop Rallies, meetings, film screening, fundraisers
Council urged to refuse extra time for Rathlin Energy drilling plans
Campaigners against drilling for oil and gas in East Yorkshire are urging councillors to refuse permission for another three years at a well site in the county.
Updated: Campaign groups join appeal over fracking protest sentences
The campaign groups, Friends of the Earth and Liberty, has been granted permission to intervene in the case of three anti-fracking protesters who are appealing today against their prison sentences.
Vivienne Westwood joins Lancashire anti-fracking campaigners
The fashion designer and environmental campaigner, Dame Vivienne Westwood, joined protests against fracking in Lancashire.
