Fracking

Why I’m joining Greenpeace’s fracking protest outside Westminster today

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 9th February 2016
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As you read this, I’m stood outside Westminster Palace in London – the home of Parliament and the birthplace of democracy in the UK. In the early hours of this morning, I arrived with a team of Greenpeace volunteers. And as the sun slowly appeared on this grey February day,… Read More

Join us in Lancashire for a rally to say NO to fracking

Posted by Richard Casson - 2nd February 2016
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Last year our movement to stop fracking won a huge victory when Lancashire council voted against Cuadrilla’s bid to drill for shale gas. But now ministers in David Cameron’s government have recalled the decision, meaning that very soon the council could be overruled — and fracking could be given the… Read More

Greg Clark: The man behind Lancashire’s fracking furore

Posted by Hannah Martin - 13th January 2016
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In the coming months we’ll find out if fracking will be allowed in Lancashire. Even though in June last year the local county council voted against shale gas drilling, David Cameron’s Westminster government has since intervened and decided that one minister – Greg Clark – will have the final say. Read More

4 reasons why we could all be fracked by fracking

Posted by Greenpeace UK - 12th August 2013
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Drill, baby, drill: Cuadrilla's rig in Balcombe, Sussex
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As David Cameron warns the nation to like fracking or lump it, we examine why shale gas extraction is a bonkers idea for Britain. A quick reminder of what fracking actually is – it is blasting water, sand and a cocktail of chemicals deep underground in order to get out… Read More