Tag: Frack-free Balcombe Residents Association

Where’s the open debate on shale gas?

By Ruth Hayhurst on February 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

10/2/14 The onshore oil and gas industry appears to be shying away from public debate, despite making promises to engage with local communities. Member companies of the UK Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) have signed up to a Community Engagement Charter, which pledges “openness and transparency in everything we […]

Balcombe residents urge Cameron to block UK fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 24, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Members of the Frack-free Balcombe Residents Association delivered a letter to Downing Street (20/12/13), urging David Cameron to reconsider the government’s policy on fracking for shale gas. The letter, signed by the association’s chairman, Charles Metcalfe, calls for a an immediate and binding UK-wide moratorium on shale gas, coal […]