Following news of the arrival on the first shipment of ethane from fracked US shale gas to Scotland today Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Head of Campaigns, Mary...
The Scottish Parliament have voted to ban fracking because it is not in line with Scotland’s climate plan. Labour, Green and Lib Dem members voted for,...
Fracking has been hailed as a revolution in energy creation but critics say it’s cost to the economy, environment and health is too steep of a price to pay. ...
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has today confirmed a presumption against fracking and unconventional gas developments in Northern Ireland. The new Single Planning Policy Statement states: “in...
A new anti-fracking campaign within the SNP is launched today. SNP Members Against Unconventional Oil and Gas (SMAUG) was formed following an activist meeting at the...
Manchester High Court Judge, David Hodge QC has imposed an interim injunction against a group of anti-fracking protestors in Lancashire after a court battle with gas...
Residents of Balcombe, the quiet Sussex village that shot to fame when a two-month protest against fracking in the area made headlines, have founded their own...
UKIP’s energy spokesperson, Roger Helmer, has accused anti-fracking campaigners of being “eco-freaks” and trying to kill off the “greatest new economic opportunity”. Speaking at the party’s conference...