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Police Acting As “Fracking Industry Private Security” Will Cost Millions
The fracking industry is being forced on the people of Lancashire by a government minister and a private company with the police forced to facilitate the companies activities. This has happened before at a number of experimental sites: Balcombe £4.4m, Barton Moss £1.7m, Upton £280K, Woodburn Forest £1m. Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner said yesterday […]
Swap Work For Work Wednesday Shuts Cuadrilla Fracking Site Down
Hundreds gathered at Preston New Road yesterday to oppose Cuadrilla and resist new attempts to frack in Lancashire. Look out for more of these fun and effective weekday demo’s. “A fabulous day today where people and several four legged friends from all over joined together in solidarity to tell Cuadrilla ‘We Said No and We […]
20,000 Vehicle Movements – 13M Gallons Of Liquid Waste – Massive Industrial Sites Across The Landscape
Plans for the largest UK fracking test to date: 2 fracking sites, each with 4 horizontal wells, hydraulically fractured in 30-45 stages along each 1.25 mile length. Each site will require around 20,000 vehicle movements, produce tens of millions of gallons of toxic and radioactive waste, flaring gas for up to a year and paving […]
Cuadrilla’s Fracking Plans in Lancashire Have Impacts Across the UK
Frack Free Leeds invite you to join a campaign to stop Knostrop (a waste water treatment works in Leeds) from accepting radioactive flowback fluid produced from shale exploration and hydraulic fracturing. The Secretary of State has just approved one site in Lancashire and North Yorks County Council have given the go ahead for Third Energy […]
Mosborough & Eckington Near Sheffield March To Ineos Fracking Site at Moss Lane
Let’s remind Ineos that they’ve picked on the wrong village…! There will be music playing along the route and lots of opportunity to get our message out there. This march is taking place through Mosborough, Eckington and Marsh Lane, but is being split into stages to allow everyone to take part regardless of age or […]
Lancashire Says Frack Off – National Anti-Fracking Demo Today at Preston New Road
Hundreds of people from areas threatened with fracking across the UK turned up to show their support for Lancashire community today. It’s more important now than ever that we tell the fracking industry that there is no social licence for fracking anywhere. MAIN FACEBOOK EVENT >>HERE<< FOLLOWED BY A WATER BLESSING >>HERE<< OR JOIN THOSE […]
Send Your Solidarity Messages To Lancashire Communities Fighting Fracking Today!!!
Please show your support for residents in their long and ongoing campaign to stop fracking at Cuadrilla’s proposed fracking site on Preston New Road in Lancashire. It’s more important now than ever that we send a strong message to the fracking industry – that there is no social licence for fracking in Lancashire (or anywhere). […]
Another one bites the dust.. AGAIN! Fracking contractor quits following community action.
Community action has led to a third fracking contractor pulling out of ongoing work at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire site at Preston New Road. CRH Plantat Ashton-in-Makerfield, outside Wigan, joins Boltonbased Armstrongs Group and Preston-based Moore Readymix in ceasing all dealings with Cuadrilla following community anti-fracking action at their business . Full story here: http://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-6e28-Fracking-firms-supplier-pulls-out-after-protests#.WK30pvGLSV7 More photos here: https://frack-off.org.uk/quick-posts/lancs-fracking-update-crh-mon-20th-feb/ […]