£1.2m for councils dealing with shale planning applications
Councils dealing with planning applications for shale gas developments were invited today to bid for a share of £1.2m.
Council ordered to release “strictest confidence” email on INEOS shale gas plans in N Yorkshire
North Yorkshire County Council has been ordered to release correspondence about exploration plans by Britain’s biggest shale gas company.
No role for gas in climate crisis – new report
As Third Energy prepares to start fracking in North Yorkshire, new research warns against bringing new sources of gas into production if Europe is to meet its climate targets.
Residents vote to share Cuadrilla’s £100,000 fracking fund – but some reject “blood money”
People living within 1.5km of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site in Lancashire are to share a £100,000 community benefit fund, the company confirmed today.
Ten Greenpeace volunteers acquitted at anti-fracking protest trial
Ten anti-fracking campaigners who locked themselves together in a protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site have been found not guilty after a trial in Blackpool.
Highways officer opposes INEOS Harthill shale gas plans
INEOS plans for a shale gas well at Harthill in South Yorkshire would put pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders at risk and should be rejected, according to highway officials.
Drilling diary – November 2017
November 2017 events about fracking and onshore oil and gas in the UK including: High Court challenge to INEOS protest injunction; Planning inquiry on Egdon Resources’ plans for oil production at Wressle; Trials arising from two lock-on protests at Preston New Road; Energy Expo Live; Fracking regulations conference; […]
What’s happening this week? 30 October-5 November 2017
In this week’s listings Challenge to INEOS protest injunction by Joe Corre and Joseph Boyd; Pre-inquiry meeting on re-opened public inquiry into Cuadrilla’s appeal over Roseacre Wood site; Trial of 10 Greenpeace campaigners who took part in a protest outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site; Latest […]
Woodsetts villagers to send INEOS protest photo to Downing Street
People in the village of Woodsetts in south Yorkshire gathered this evening for a giant photo with pieces of tape printed with the INEOS logo stuck across their mouths.
Prime Minister backs fracking again
For the second week in a row, Theresa May backed shale gas in a reply during Prime Minister’s Questions.
DRILL OR DROP? 