Tributes paid to former MEP Keith Taylor
The former Green Party MEP and environmental campaigner, Keith Taylor, has died, aged 69.
Keep fracking decisions local – Lancashire to tell ministers
The county which hosted the UK’s only high volume fracking sites voted unanimously this afternoon to keep planning decisions on the process with the local planning authority.
Northern Ireland to review onshore petroleum licencing
A wide-ranging review of the onshore petroleum licensing system in Northern Ireland is underway, the economy minister, Diane Dodds, said this afternoon.
“Don’t underestimate fracking in the election” – campaign network
With 40+ marginal seats in more 170 English parliamentary constituencies potentially affected by oil and gas licences, the campaign network, Frack Free United, warned today that the impact of fracking on the election should not be underestimated.
2019 election manifesto review
DrillOrDrop’s summary of the election manifesto commitments on fracking and onshore oil and gas. We’ll update this post with each new manifesto.
Third of election candidates in Ineos shale gas area sign frack-free pledge
More than a third of local election candidates standing next week in an area where Ineos wants to explore for shale gas have signed a “frack free pledge”.
Frack free campaigners celebrate as Tory Scarborough commits to become carbon neutral by 2030
Conservative-controlled Scarborough Borough Council declared a climate emergency this afternoon.
What’s happening this week? 30 July – 5 August 2018
In this week’s listings Decision meeting on Egdon planning application for Wressle oil site; UKOG meeting to vote on company status changes; Deadline for comments on Broadford Bridge extension applications; Green Party leadership candidate, Sian Berry, speaks at Preston New Road; International Owl Awareness Week event; Plus meetings, […]
Rig protest was “act of conscience”, says campaigner appealing conviction
An anti-drilling campaigner who spent a night on top of a rig lorry “as an act of conscience” is appealing against his court conviction.
Slow walking protests are “unreasonable and wrongful”, oil company tells High Court
The exploration company, UK Oil and Gas, has defended its injunction which seeks to outlaw the protest tactic of slow walking.
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