Breaking: Surrey campaigner loses legal fight over climate effects of 20-years of oil production at Horse Hill
An environmental campaigner has failed in her legal challenge about the climate effects of long-term oil extraction near Gatwick Airport.
Oil court case challenges future big carbon developments
A legal challenge at the High Court this morning could have wide-ranging implications for future proposals that have a large carbon footprint.
Minister and Friends of the Earth join legal challenge over Horse Hill oil production
A government minister and an environmental organisation are to participate in a legal challenge over the climate effects of oil production at a site in Surrey.
2035 ban on petrol/diesel vehicles will leave UK in “slow lane” of electric car revolution – campaigner
The Prime Minister is bringing forward a ban on UK sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035.
“Stop government backing for overseas fracking” – campaign groups
The next UK government must stop supporting overseas fracking operations, a coalition of organisations demanded today.
“Object, object, object”, residents urged over Aurora’s West Lancs fracking plan
The West Lancashire MP, Rosie Cooper, has urged people to oppose a plan to frack for shale gas near Formby.
“Priced out of justice” – environment organisation forced to withdraw from challenge to fracking protest injunction
Friends of the Earth said today the threat of “huge financial penalties” had forced it to withdraw from a court challenge to Cuadrilla’s injunction against protests outside its fracking site near Blackpool.
Suspicion over fracking firm’s “secret deal” with geological agency
Anti-fracking campaigners have reacted with concern to news that the British Geological Survey (BGS) signed a non-disclosure agreement with Cuadrilla over access to operational data.
Early morning return of Cuadrilla’s fracking equipment prompts local complaints
A convoy of 26 vehicles delivered fracking equipment to Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool at about 4.45am today.
Campaigners and oil company clash over protest injunction appeal
A legal challenge to restrictions on protests outside oil sites in southern England has prompted conflicting statements from an oil company and campaigners.
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