Egdon seeks to keep abandoned Lincolnshire well pad
The company that gave up on oil operations in the protected landscape of the Lincolnshire Wolds is now trying to keep the abandoned well pad.
UK council pension funds invested £16bn in fossil fuels – new estimate
UK local authority pension funds are estimated to hold £16 billion in fossil fuel investments, according to new analysis published today.
Councils urged to drop pension investments in fossil fuels
Campaigners from across the UK called today for councils to divest their pension funds from fossil fuels.
£9.9 billion still invested in fossil fuels by local government pension funds
Billions of pounds remain invested in fossil fuels through local government pension funds, even though three-quarters of councils have declared a climate emergency, a new report reveals.
“Stop government backing for overseas fracking” – campaign groups
The next UK government must stop supporting overseas fracking operations, a coalition of organisations demanded today.
UK councils invest £9bn of pension funds in fracking companies – new research
Data released today suggests that UK councils have invested more than £9 billion from staff pension funds in fracking companies, despite opposition to the process.
Opponents block road to Third Energy fracking site at Kirby Misperton
Opponents of Third Energy’s plans to frack a well in North Yorkshire blocked the road either side of the site entrance early this morning with wooden platforms.
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