UKOG protest injunction granted against five campaigners
The High Court has granted a final injunction to UK Oil & Gas to prevent specific protests at its Horse Hill site by a small number of activists.
Picture post: anti-fracking campaigners join BP protest as AGM rejects tougher emission cuts
BP’s emission targets are “too little too late” for the climate, said anti-fracking campaigners protesting against the company in London this morning.
Plans for gas power station with CCS will “delay move from fossil fuels”, say campaigners
Plans for what could be one of the UK’s first power stations equipped with carbon capture technology were announced today.
Protest policing plans are an “assault” on human rights – campaigners
Civil liberties campaigners have condemned police plans for dealing with demonstrations as an “assault” on human rights.
Judge “radically scales back” UKOG protest injunction
A High Court judge has approved major cuts to one of England’s widest-ranging injunctions against protests at oil and gas sites.
Surrey grandmother’s 100 mile walk to challenge oil drilling
A 71-year-old grandmother is walking more than hundred miles in a week to raise money for a legal challenge to oil drilling in Surrey.
Rathlin plans two new E Yorks well sites
Rathlin Energy has announced plans for two new exploration sites in East Yorkshire.
Campaigners commit to 24/7 monitoring of West Newton exploration site
Opponents of oil and gas exploration at West Newton in East Yorkshire have set up another camp to monitor operations in the area.
Government clears way to extend life of suspended Ryedale gas fields
A bid to allow gas fields in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire to operate until 2035 is now likely to be approved after a government ruling.
“Stop labelling campaigners as extremists” – 600+ sign open letter
More than 600 people have signed an open letter to senior police officers calling for an end to the categorisation of political campaigning as “domestic extremism”.
