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Woodburn Forest Day 1 (Mon 15th Feb)
Fracking company Infrastrata are trying to construct the pad for an exploration drilling site the Woodburn Forest in County Antrim to the north of Carrickfergus. As with a number of other supposedly conventional exploration wells in recent years the well is planned to be drilled considerably deeper than its main conventional targets to acquire data […]
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Upton Day 648 (Tues 12th Jan) Camp Eviction
See below for more photos Eviction attempt underway since this morning! Get down to the camp if you can. Both ends of Duttons Lane have been closed by the police (potential access across fields). Large numbers of police and baliffs, but people are still occupying the site and need support. The camp is using a […]
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Fighting Fracking In 2015: A Year Of Delays And Community Victories
- Year of delays/rising costs for fracking industry
- Began year with major threat in Lancashire
- A year on Cuadrilla have made no progress
- Strong community opposition blocking industry
- Number of communities threatened is growing
- Increased efforts to block local decision making
- Movement will need to adapt to stay effective
- This is a battle which we cannot afford to lose
Fracking Carnage: The Bakken Shale In Photos
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Upton Day 591 (Mon 16th Nov)
Large gathering to show support for the Upton camp which is standing in the way of IGas’s attempts to frack Cheshire
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Upton Day 581 (Fri 6th Nov)
IGas in court in Manchester trying to get a possession order so they can try to evict the camp in Upton. Large demonstration outside the court. IGas granted possession order which comes into effect on 4th Dec.
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Upton Day 567 (Fri 23rd Oct)
IGas have sent in the bailiffs and police to nail up a notice that they have acquired a 30 year lease to the site. Likely prelude to starting eviction proceedings. See Fracking Company IGas Trys To Intimidate Community In Upton for more details.
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Upton Day 553 (Mon 9th Oct)
Local people have blockaded vehicles belonging to seismic testing company who laying explosive charges to commence seismic testing in the area.
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