September 2022 headlines
Keep up to date with September 2022’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Climate campaigner given 72 hours to leave tunnel protest over aviation fuel pipeline
A climate campaigner, who has opposed onshore oil and gas projects, has been given three days to leave a tunnel he dug near a new aviation fuel pipeline.
Climate activists trespass in Aberdeen harbour over threat to local park
More than 100 climate campaigners have taken part in a mass trespass at Aberdeen’s Torry harbour in opposition to plans by the fossil fuel industry to build on a park.
Campaigners “bang the drum” for council divestment from oil and gas
Climate campaigners staged a noisy protest to demand a council pension fund stops investing in oil and gas companies.
Updated: Protests disrupt UKOG agm
Opponents of onshore oil and gas operations disrupted an industry agm in London this morning.
Climate campaigners disrupt Shell AGM
Disruption by climate campaigners today forced Shell to pause its first AGM since moving headquarters to London.
What MPs said about the Queen’s Speech
MPs debated the Queen’s Speech this week, which included measures which ministers said would curb protest and promote energy security. DrillOrDrop has compiled a selection of Westminster comments on these issues.
New government attempt to criminalise lock-on protests
The government announced today it was reviving plans to make the popular protest technique of locking on a criminal offence.
Police Bill receives royal assent
The government’s controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill received Royal Assent today.
April 2022 headlines
Keep up to date with April 2022’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
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