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British fracking firm stops drilling amid fierce protests
2013-08-17 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press TV: British Energy giant Cuadrilla Resources has stopped its exploration work in the West Sussex countryside in southern England amid growing protests from locals and environmentalists, local media reported. In the face of fierce protests, the fracking firm halted its controversial drilling after it was threatened by activists, who said they will act directly to disrupt the process. Cuadrilla admitted to scale back its drilling activities on the Sussex Polices advice following reports that thousands...
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United Kingdom: 1,000s expected to converge on Balcombe as fracking protests continue
2013-08-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Hundreds of demonstrators have arrived at an anti-fracking protest camp in West Sussex on Saturday, swelling numbers on the second day of a proposed six day protest. Police and the protest organisers No Dash for Gas anticipate up to 1,000 activists joining the anti-fracking demonstrations at the Balcombe camp as it emerged earlier today that the cost of policing the operation has risen to nearly 750,000. Demonstrators will join the six-day Reclaim the Power Camp on the outskirts of the West...
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United Kingdom: Drilling pause for Balcombe fracking protests is sensible move, say police
2013-08-16 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Cuadrilla has halted its oil-drilling operations in West Sussex in anticipation of an influx of anti-fracking protesters at the site this weekend. The company, which is pioneering the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing in Britain, said that after discussions with police it had doubled the height of its security fences and installed razor wire at the Balcombe site, and had called a halt to the drilling until further notice. A spokesman said this was owing to concerns "for the health...
Anti-fracking protests delay U.K. drilling
2013-08-16 07:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Protesters near the Cuadrilla drilling site have said the company is "running scared" after it announced it would suspend drilling. Plans for massive protests by anti-fracking campaigners have led a U.K.-based oil and gas exploration company to suspend its drilling in southern England. Cuadrilla has vowed to resume drilling once it is safe, as the company searches for ideal sites to conduct hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. "After taking advice from Sussex Police, Cuadrilla is...
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VIDEO: Anti-fracking protests halt drilling
2013-08-16 01:59:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Energy company Cuadrilla is scaling back its exploratory oil drilling operation near Balcombe in West Sussex on police advice.
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