Scottish Government announces moratorium on fracking planning permissions
Scotland’s SNP Government announced a moratorium this afternoon on the granting of planning permissions for all unconventional oil and gas developments, including fracking.
Reaction to yesterday’s fracking votes in Infrastructure Bill debate
Yesterday (26/1/15) MPs voted on fracking in parliament for the first time. They discussed clauses to ban, temporarily halt and control fracking during the Report Stage of the Infrastructure Bill. The Bill includes Government measures to give companies a right to drill or leave substances underground without the […]
Guest post: Why Monday’s rally on a fracking moratorium is so important
In this guest post, JOHN ASHTON, the UK’s former chief climate diplomat, urges thousands of people to attend a rally outside the Houses of Parliament tomorrow (Monday). The event, organised by groups including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, will call on […]
Crunch week ahead for fracking
Both sides in the fracking debate are lobbying hard as they go into a crucial week. Growing numbers of MPs are backing calls for a moratorium ahead of the first vote on fracking by the House of Commons. Cuadrilla is offering to spend millions to get its planning […]
Cuadrilla seeks to delay Fylde planning decisions
Cuadrilla has asked Lancashire County Council to delay consideration of its planning applications for two exploratory drilling sites near Blackpool.
Growing list of MPs calling for moratorium on fracking
Two groups of MPs from five political parties will call for a moratorium on fracking when the Infrastructure Bill is debated on Monday (January 26th).
Who’s Who on the committee deciding Cuadrilla’s fracking applications?
The councillors who will decide next week on Cuadrilla’s applications to frack in Lancashire have been named. The 15-member committee will meet on Wednesday 28th January to decide on the application for the Preston New Road site. The decision on the Roseacre Wood site will be made on […]
Fracking Week in Westminster- w/e 16th Jan 2015
Transcripts of parliamentary questions, answers and debates on fracking and onshore oil and gas for the week ending 16th January 2015 This week Committee stage of the Infrastructure Bill discussed amendments on fracking Three calls for full publication of a redacted report on impacts of fracking on rural […]
Drilling diary – January 2015
Key events and activities in January on fracking and onshore oil and gas, including the Infrastructure Bill vote, demonstrations and decisions on Cuadrilla’s Fylde planning applications. Wednesday 21st January Petition hand-in to Lancashire County Council on Cuadrilla planning applications, 9am-10am, County Hall, Preston PR1 8RL Details
Balcombe anti-fracking campaigner overturns obstruction conviction
An environmental campaigner has won his legal challenge against conviction for obstruction at the Balcombe anti-fracking protests over a year ago.
DRILL OR DROP? 