Horse Hill climate assessment “flawed”, say campaigners
A company’s assessment of the climate impact of oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey is flawed and any permission based on it would be unlawful, campaigners said today.
Fluid injection at Brockham could cause earthquakes, scientists warn
Plans to inject waste fluid at a Surrey oil site could cause “potentially damaging earthquakes”, two earth scientists have warned.
March 2020 diary
Events in March 2020 and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning
Surrey earthquakes: no link to oil and gas sites, says report, but one expert disagrees
A report on the swarm of earthquakes in Surrey earlier this year finds no evidence they were triggered by oil and gas operations. But an academic who contributed to the official investigation into the cause of the quakes disagrees with the conclusion and critics of onshore drilling have […]
Picture post: Hundreds join Sheffield anti-fracking rally
More than 400 opponents of fracking took part in a rally in Sheffield city centre today, according to organisers.
What’s happening this week? 17-23 September 2018
In this week’s listings First full meeting of community liaison group for Angus Energy site at Balcombe; “Tour de Frackshire” bike ride around shale gas sites in East Midlands and South Yorkshire; Lobbying workshop on climate change; Deadline for comments for interested parties in Ellesmere Port planning inquiry […]
What’s happening this week? 14-20 May 2018
In this week’s listings Week of hearings by the Permanent People’s Tribunal on fracking; More witnesses give evidence to parliamentary inquiry on fracking planning guidance; Decision meeting on applications for oil exploration at N Kelsey and Biscathorpe; Seventh week of United Resistance campaign against fracking in Lancashire; Drop-in meeting on […]
What’s happening this week? 3-9 July 2017
In this week’s listings Rally and committee discussion on Egdon’s planning application for oil production at Wressle, N Lincolnshire Ongoing protests at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road, site near Blackpool, and supply company, Marriott Drilling, in Derbyshire Public meetings and presentations Training workshops and seminar Community weekend
What’s happening this week? 26 June-2 July 2017
In this week’s listings Public meetings in Fylde and information day for councillors Parliamentary questions on energy Industry training workshops No fracking bike ride in North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire Meetings in Derbyshire, Somerset, Nottinghamshire, Lancashire and Gloucestershire
What’s happening this week? 22-28 May 2017
In this week’s listings: More screenings of The Bentley Effect and performances of Fracked! Direct action workshops Election hustings and Green Party manifesto launch Reclaim the Power national gathering A E Yates petition hand-in
DRILL OR DROP? 