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United Kingdom: Balcombe oil drilling stops in anticipation of weekend protest
2013-08-16 01:03:00| 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 stopped drilling until further notice. A spokesman said this was owing to concerns "for the...
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United Kingdom: Energy company scales back drilling over protest fears
2013-08-15 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Energy firm Cuadrilla on Friday announced it was cutting back its activities at a site in south England as over 1,000 protesters prepare for a six-day "action camp". The company, which specialises in hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, the controversial technique known as "fracking", will scale back its exploratory drilling operation at Balcombe in West Sussex due to concerns over the protest by "No Dash For Gas" campaigners. "After taking advice from Sussex Police, Cuadrilla is scaling back...
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United Kingdom: Balcombe fracking protesters plead not guilty to causing disruption
2013-08-14 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Eight people have pleaded not guilty to causing disruption during protests against fracking. The defendants are charged in connection with more than two weeks of campaigning in Balcombe, West Sussex, against the energy company Cuadrilla, which is testing for shale gas in the area. Fracking involves the pumping of high pressure liquid deep underground to split shale rock and release gas, which according to opponents could potentially cause water contamination, small-scale earthquakes and environmental...
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United Kingdom: Cuadrilla signals it is 'unlikely' to pursue Balcombe oil
2013-08-14 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Cuadrilla is "unlikely" to convert its controversial oil exploration site in Balcombe into a full production site, according to BBC reports. The broadcaster today reported the company is unconvinced by the case for developing the site, arguing that while it is "ideal" for exploration other sites in the area that boast better transport links are likely to prove better suited for full production. Cuadrilla's planning permission for the site, which has been the subject of protests for several...
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United Kingdom: Fracking splits public opinion down the middle, ICM poll finds
2013-08-14 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron is likely to face resistance from voters if he aggressively pursues fracking for shale gas, new polling by the Guardian indicates. Four in 10 people would welcome hydraulic fracturing - used to extract hard-to-reach natural gas - in their local area but just as many people would oppose it, a national ICM survey commissioned by the Guardian has found. About a fifth of voters are undecided. Worryingly for Cameron, the research suggests that undecided voters could harden against...
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