Prize winner sends solidarity message to Burniston opponents
Campaigners opposed to plans to drill and frack for gas in a North Yorkshire village have received a message of solidarity from a winner of the world’s foremost environmental award.
Two campaign groups have urged councillors to block fracking plans later this week for the village of Burniston in North Yorkshire.
The environmental campaigner who secured a landmark Supreme Court judgement on oil and gas emissions has won a prestigious international award.
Two campaign groups are calling on residents to attend a lobby before a crucial council meeting due to decide plans to frack for gas at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
The local government secretary will not decide controversial plans for gas drilling and lower volume fracking at Burniston near Scarborough.
Apparent procedural irregularities and widespread opposition over the handling of gas drilling plans has prompted calls for scrutiny of North Yorkshire Council.
A government minister is to decide whether there should be a detailed environmental study of plans to expand oil production in rural Dorset.
Two of the companies behind controversial proposals to drill for gas near the North York Moors National Park are looking to raise more than £6.5m for the scheme.
Residents in North Yorkshire are being urged to stand together to fight plans for lower-volume fracking.
Residents in a North Yorkshire village where there are plans for lower-volume fracking have called on the energy minister to apologise over claims he made about the process.