Picture post: Shale gas villagers highlight ‘threat’ to owls
Villagers have highlighted what they believe is the threat to five species of owl on land next to the IGas shale gas site at Misson, in north Nottinghamshire.
Updated picture post: Drilling equipment begins arriving at IGas Tinker Lane site
Updated 16 May 2018 A convoy of equipment needed to begin drilling at the IGas site at Tinker Lane in north Nottinghamshire arrived yesterday.
What’s happening this week? 26 March – 1 April 2018
In this week’s listings: Robin Hood Vs Fracking lantern parade in Bolsover; Amelia Womack speaking at Preston New Road; INEOS, Fracking and You talk; Protest outside Nottinghamshire County Council; Costs hearing at the High Court in UKOG injunction case.
Five women arrested outside IGas site at Misson
Five women were arrested in the past week in protests outside the IGas shale gas exploration site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire.
IGas gets more time for site construction at Misson – despite concerns about owls
IGas has been given extra time to prepare its shale gas site at Misson in Nottinghamshire prompting disappointment and concern from residents and environmental groups.
Concern that construction noise at IGas Notts shale site will disturb breeding owls
Residents and conservationists are concerned that the breeding success of owls could be at risk from proposals to continue construction work at a shale gas site in north Nottinghamshire beyond the end of this month.
What’s happening this week? 20-26 November 2017
In this week’s listing Launch of Netpol report on policing at anti-fracking protests; Parliamentary debate on fracking in Cheshire; Nottingham County Council motion on seismic testing ; Don’t frack the commonwheel presented to Westminster.
Decision on INEOS access to Notts council land for seismic testing delayed again
A shale gas company seeking to do tests on council land will have waited at least a year by the time it gets a decision.
Notts shale update: legal agreements published + extra restrictions on seismic surveys
Nottinghamshire County Council announced today it had added restrictions on where and how INEOS can carry out 3D seismic surveys.
Final go-ahead for first Notts shale exploration sites
The first two shale gas exploration sites in Nottinghamshire got final approval this morning.
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