Anti-fracking protest at regulator’s headquarters
Climate activists hung a nine-metre banner from the atrium of the Environment Agency in Bristol in a protest against fracking.
Lancs police use drones over Cuadrilla’s fracking site
Lancashire Police said today it was using drones to film the area around Cuadrilla’s fracking site.
Westminster rally and debate urge government to let communities decide on fracking
Government proposals to bypass local decision-making for shale gas developments are to be challenged on Wednesday (12 September 2018) with a women’s rally outside the House of Commons and a parliamentary debate.
Ryedale Tories reject government changes to fracking planning rules
A Conservative-led council which could see the first frack in North Yorkshire has overwhelming rejected government proposals to change planning policy for shale gas exploration.
IGas granted injunction for three exploration sites
A judge at the High Court in London has granted an interim injunction to IGas for sites in the East Midlands and Cheshire.
What’s happening this week? 3-9 September 2018
In this week’s listings High Court ruling in UK Oil & Gas plc protest injunction case; Rotherham Council considers second Ineos shale gas application for Woodsetts site in South Yorkshire; Europa seeks to extend protest injunction at Leith Hill; Global day of action, Rise for Climate, for 100% renewable energy; […]
Picture Post: campaigners are “visionaries”, says shadow minister on visit to shale gas sites
Labour’s climate change spokesman, Barry Gardiner, today visited Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site near Blackpool, where fracking is imminent. He also went to Altcar Moss, a site near Formby earmarked for fracking by Aurora Resources.
Rotherham planners back Ineos shale gas well at Woodsetts
Planning officers have recommended approval of Ineos proposals to drill an exploratory shale gas well on the edge of the south Yorkshire village of Woodsetts.
Officials block release of details of minister’s talks with fracking industry
Most of the notes about a recent meeting between a minister and the shale gas industry have been redacted “in the public interest” or because they contained confidential information, a government department has said.
Questions on attitudes to fracking dropped from quarterly government survey
For the first time since 2013, a quarterly public attitudes survey for the government has not asked questions on whether people support or oppose fracking.
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