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Police stop anti-fracking protest in Romania
2013-10-16 22:05:57| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The protesters blocked a road and made a human chain in a field where Chevron plans to its operation soon, but police intervened and cleared them from the area Wednesday.
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Woman loses round in anti-fracking lawsuit
2013-10-10 07:16:31| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Jessica Ernst launched a $33-million lawsuit against the Alberta government, the province's energy regulator and energy company Encana .
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United Kingdom: Green MP Caroline Lucas charged over anti-fracking protest
2013-09-25 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Green party MP, Caroline Lucas, defended her right to peacefully protest on Wednesday after it was announced she faced criminal charges over her part in an anti-fracking demonstration in Sussex. Lucas spoke after the Crown Prosecution Service said it had carefully examined the evidence and decided it was in the public interest to charge the MP for obstructing the highway and failing to comply with a police request to move. Officers arrested her last month during the protest against oil...
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United Kingdom: Caroline Lucas to be charged over anti-fracking protest
2013-09-25 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Green party MP Caroline Lucas is to be charged over her part in an anti-fracking demonstration in Sussex. Lucas was arrested last month at Balcombe where campaigners have been protesting about oil drilling in the village amid fears that it could lead to fracking in the area. The Crown Prosecution Service said Lucas was to be charged with breaching a police order on public assemblies and wilful obstruction of the highway. Nigel Pilkington, a senior lawyer with the CPS, said: "After careful...
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United Kingdom: Green MP charged over anti-fracking protest
2013-09-25 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Dr Lucas was arrested in August when she joined hundreds of other activists staging a series of protests in the West Sussex village of Balcombe, against the controversial method of extracting shale gas. Activists allegedly blockaded the road leading to the drilling site to prevent traffic moving in and out of the area. The protests, which were largely organised by the No Dash for Gas group, sought to raise public awareness of the controversial method of gas extraction that involves pumping...
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