Yearly Archives: 2014
Latest News From Community Blockade At Daneshill, Nottinghamshire
Day 1 (Thur 27th March) A protector has locked to the top of the gate to the Daneshill site. Two more are on top of a generator stopped in the road. Only a few loads managed to accessed the site very early this morning. A few local police and some police liaison officers have arrived. […]
Farndon Day 28 (Weds 26th Mar)
Dart Energy have brought a drilling rig onto their Farndon fracking site and have been drilling a coal bed methane (CBM) exploration well. The local community mobilized to resist, with a camp setup outside the site. Dart is now trying to get equipment off the site. See below for more photos.
Daneshill Day 0 (Wed 26th March)
The rig which Dart Energy are renting from PR Marriot Drilling has left their fracking site at Farndon, Cheshire and is presumably on its way to the next site at Daneshill, Sutton cum Lound near Retford in North Nottinghamshire (see photo of similar packed down rig on left). The community there is in need of […]
Farndon Day 27 (Tues 25th Mar)
Dart Energy have brought a drilling rig onto their Farndon fracking site and is drilling a coal bed methane (CBM) exploration well. The local community is mobilizing to resist, and a camp has now been setup outside the site. See below for more photos.
Farndon Day 26 (Mon 24th Mar)
Dart Energy have brought a drilling rig onto their Farndon fracking site and is drilling a coal bed methane (CBM) exploration well. The local community is mobilizing to resist, and a camp has now been setup outside the site. See below for more photos.
Farndon Day 22 (Thurs 20th Mar)
Dart Energy have brought a drilling rig onto their Farndon fracking site and is planning to a coal bed methane (CBM) exploration well. The local community is mobilizing to resist, and a camp has now been setup outside the site. See below for more photos.
Farndon Day 21 (Weds 19th Mar)
Dart Energy have brought a drilling rig onto their Farndon fracking site and is planning to a coal bed methane (CBM) exploration well. The local community is mobilizing to resist, and a camp has now been setup outside the site. See below for more photos.
Dart Face 90,000 Scottish Residents at Public Inquiry
- Dart Energy facing inquiry in Scotland
- Already kicked out of Australia by opposition
- Applications for first UK fracking production
- Record 2,500 objections from local people
- Rejected by Falkirk and Stirling Councils
- Dart appealing to Scottish Government
- 27 community (90,000 people) fighting back
- Threat of over 1,000 CBM wells if approved
- Inquiry begins 18th March 2014, Falkirk
- Lasts at least 3 weeks, no result for months
- Meanwhile Dart turning its sights on England
- 3-5 CBM well drilling campaign in England
- £24m GDF Suez investment driving activity
- Local communities are mobilising in response