Fracking diary (Oct-Nov)
Events and key dates on fracking and onshore oil and gas Saturday 18 October 2014 Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Village Hall, Pickering Road, Thornton le Dale, YO18 7LG, Details
West Sussex councillors vote not to vote on fracking
Councillors in West Sussex decided this morning not to accept or reject a call to make the county a frack free zone. But they acknowledged the concerns of residents about fracking.
Guest post: Scientists refute lower emissions claim for fracking
Alex Kirby, of the Climate News Network, reports on a new study which warns that fracking will not rescue us from climate change because increased production of gas and rising demand for it will result in higher, not lower emissions. The argument that fracking can help to reduce […]
IGas unveils drilling expansion plans for Surrey
IGas is publicising plans today to start producing oil and gas from one of its exploration sites in Surrey. The company is holding an information meeting about its plans to extend part of the Bletchingley oil field, east of Redhill, and to convert the wells from appraisal to […]
Government accused of relying on industry to regulate fracking
Labour accused the government yesterday of taking a “lackadaisical” approach to regulating fracking by relying on voluntary agreements with the industry.
Amendment allows underground waste dumping without permission, campaigners say
Anti-fracking campaigners say new government proposals could allow drilling companies to dump waste under private land without the owners’ permission.
East Sussex rejects frack-free call
East Sussex County Council has rejected calls for a ban on fracking in the county. This morning the lead cabinet member for transport and environment, Carl Maynard, turned down a request in a petition calling for the refusal of any attempt at fracking in East Sussex.
Global Frackdown and other Fracking Diary events
Saturday October 11th Global Frackdown Day UK event details Friends of the Earth events
Cuadrilla welcomes court decision on costs and injunction
In a statement issued today, Cuadrilla welcomed the extension of an interim injunction preventing trespass on land in the Fylde where the company is seeking permission to frack for shale gas. It also defended its legal action for costs against a single anti-fracking campaigner, Tina Louise Rothery.
Cuadrilla injunction case resumes tomorrow
Cuadrilla returns to the High Court tomorrow morning (Wednesday October 8th) to seek an injunction against anti-fracking campaigners.
DRILL OR DROP? 