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200+ UK campaign groups urge PM to ban fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on December 9, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

205 anti-fracking groups from across the UK have signed a letter to David Cameron calling for a ban on hydraulic fracturing.

Two-thirds back moratorium on fracking in Sussex; three-quarters want more time for public debate – Greenpeace poll

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

6th June 2014 New research for Greenpeace in Sussex found two-thirds of respondents wanted a temporary ban on fracking. About three-quarters wanted a public debate on fracking before planning authorities made decisions on whether it should go ahead.