Picture Post: Cuadrilla hosts first fracking site online tour and Q&A from Preston New Road
Cuadrilla became the first UK operator this afternoon to broadcast a webcast tour and live question and answer session from a shale gas site.
Protest update: 2-8 October 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Lock-on, slow walk and lorry-surfing in protest at Third Energy’s fracking plans; Politicians visit Kirby Misperton and Preston New Road; Harvest festival and Peaceful Assembly for the world events; Fire service equipment used […]
Campaigners vow to fight fracking as IGas announces new plans for Cheshire
The shale company, IGas Energy, announced today it wanted to drill and frack a new well on the edge of the Ince marshes in Cheshire.
Police “misused” fire service to end N Yorks fracking protest – Fire Brigades Union
The Fire Brigades Union has accused North Yorkshire Police of making a “nuisance call” when it requested fire service help at an anti-fracking protest at Kirby Misperton.
“Victory for democracy” – English campaigners welcome Scottish fracking decision
Anti-fracking campaigners in England have been responding this afternoon to the announcement that the Scottish Government is extending indefinitely the moratorium on unconventional oil and gas. We’ll update this post as more comment comes in.
Scottish fracking announcement: What MSPs said in response
After announcing an indefinite moratorium on fracking in Scotland, the Scottish Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, faced questions from MSPs. DrillOrDrop has picked out some of the key points from across the parliament.
Scottish fracking announcement is “momentous win” but needs to go further – Friends of the Earth Scotland
Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomed this afternoon’s announcement by the Scottish Government to extend indefinitely the moratorium on fracking. But the organisation said it would be pushing for a stronger law.
Scottish fracking ban “beggars belief” – INEOS
The Scottish Government has turned its back on jobs and manufacturing with its announcement this afternoon on banning fracking, said INEOS shale in the past few minutes. The industry body, UK Onshore Oil and Gas, said the decision was based on “dogma not evidence or geo-political reality.”
Breaking: Scottish government bans fracking – statement
In the past half hour, the Scottish Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, announced to the Scottish Parliament: “Fracking cannot and will not take place in Scotland”.
Picture post: Police remove campaigner from tower at N Yorks fracking site
Police officers using specialist climbing gear removed an anti-fracking protester this afternoon from a small wooden tower outside Third Energy’s gas site at Kirby Misperton.
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