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Fracking protests hit UK public support for shale gas
2013-10-02 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Protests against fracking by thousands of people in Sussex over the summer appear to have reversed the growth in British public support for shale gas for the first time. Polling by the University of Nottingham has shown support for shale gas extraction in the UK steadily rising for more than a year, peaking at 61% in favour in July. But that number fell in September, to 55%. In August, more than 2,000 people marched against fracking at an oil drilling site run by Cuadrilla near the village...
United Kingdom: Fracking protests restart after Cuadrilla seeks new drilling rights
2013-09-23 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The company at the heart of the anti-fracking protests in West Sussex on Monday confirmed that its exploratory drilling outside a village had discovered the presence of hydrocarbons, which can be used for fuel, and said further testing would be needed to ascertain flow rates. After more than two months of operations at Balcombe, Cuadrilla said that it would be clearing the site by the weekend and would be closing it off for the next few months while it applies for planning permission to measure...
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UK seeks to reassure public on shale gas after protests
2013-09-09 09:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain's energy secretary tried on Monday to reassure the public about shale gas fracking, downplaying any risk of groundwater contamination from the exploration technique but calling it no silver bullet to solve the UK's energy problems. Edward Davey was speaking just weeks after protests erupted at a southern English exploration site owned by shale gas firm Cuadrilla Resources that led to the arrest of dozens of protesters including a senior politician. "Today, I want to make the calm, rational,...
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United Kingdom: Company at heart of fracking protests applies for new drilling licences
2013-09-04 02:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The company at the heart of the anti-fracking protests in Sussex is applying for new licences to drill for oil in the local area, to the fury of campaigners, and is planning to reopen its Lancashire operations within weeks. Cuadrilla's current licences to explore for oil at Balcombe in West Sussex, expire later this month, and the company had been seeking an extension. For weeks, hundreds of protestors have tried to disrupt its activities in the area in order to draw attention to what they see...
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Gas driller freezes plans in rural Britain after fracking protests
2013-09-03 14:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Oil exploration at a site in rural England that sparked anti-fracking protests two weeks ago will be put on hold later this month and reconsidered next year with the freeze hailed a "cautious victory" by campaigners. Shale gas driller Cuadrilla Resources on Tuesday withdrew an application to extend drilling and horizontal well testing at a site near Balcombe village in West Sussex beyond September 28 when its current permit expires and said it would submit new plans. The new application for...
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