Yearly Archives: 2013

The Great Gas Gala – Day 40 In Pictures

Day 40 (Mon 2nd) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 39, Day 37, Day 35, Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day 20, Day 19, Day 18, Day 15, Day 13, Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day […]

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The Great Gas Gala – Day 39 In Pictures

Day 39 (Sun 1st) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 35, Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day 20, Day 19, Day 18, Day 15, Day 13, Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day […]

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The Great Gas Gala – Day 37 In Pictures

Day 37 (Fri 30th) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 35, Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day 20, Day 19, Day 18, Day 15, Day 13, Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day […]

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The Great Gas Gala – Day 35 In Pictures

Day 35 (Weds 28th) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 34, Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day 20, Day 19, Day 18, Day 15, Day 13, Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day 6, Day […]

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The Great Gas Gala – Day 34 In Pictures

Day 34 (Tues 27th) Of Community Fracking Blockade In Balcombe Sussex Updates: Day 28, Day 27, Day 26, Day 25, Day 24, Day 23, Day 22, Day 21, Day 20, Day 19, Day 18, Day 15, Day 13, Day 12, Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day 6, Day 5, Day […]

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Cuadrilla boss continues lobbying from inside government

Cuadrilla boss and government employee Lord John Browne has yet again met senior government officials to press the case for Cuadrilla Resources, recent documents show. Browne has repeatedly used his position within the Cabinet Office to press for advantages for the UK’s notorious fracker; most recently (so far as we know) pressing the case with […]

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Geophysics Emeritus professor: Cuadrilla knowledge "inadequate for purpose required"

Geophysics Emeritus professor: Cuadrilla knowledge “inadequate for purpose required”

An Emeritus Professor of Geophysics at Glasgow university recently criticised Cuadrilla’s operations at Balcombe, stating that the company’s knowledge is “inadequate for purpose required”. The company’s drilling plans are also based on “insecure” geological interpretations, ignore relevant underground faults and may risk contaminating ground water. Professor David Smthye went on: “The interpretation of the geological […]

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Cash crisis for Scots driller as  community resistance grows

Cash crisis for Scots driller as community resistance grows

Scotland driller Dart Energy is in the throes of a major cash crisis, an Australian stock exchange announcement today reveals. Large-scale community resistance has prevented the driller from obtaining planning permission at Airth; led by the Forth valley Against Unconventional Gas group (FAUG). Dart is now perilously close to running out of money. Dart has […]

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