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United Kingdom: Fracking protesters march in Sussex in biggest show of strength so far
2013-08-18 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of people marched through the Sussex countryside on Sunday in the biggest show of strength to date for the UK's anti-fracking movement, the start of a three-day campaign against exploratory drilling near the village of Balcombe in west Sussex. Organisers had hoped to attract about 1,000 people but as supporters from around the country arrived in coaches and by train, police estimated that there were more than double that number. The march comes before direct action demonstrations that...
United Kingdom: No place for mob rule over fracking
2013-08-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: When British energy company Cuadrilla announced that it was going to start exploratory drilling for oil and gas on the outskirts of the sleepy West Sussex village of Balcombe, the residents were understandably concerned -- and they voiced their objections in a peaceful and responsible manner. They set up gazebos and bunting at the roadside; there was tea, music and even a cricket match. But then a hard core of outside activists turned up who transformed the protest into something quite different....
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Chevron bringing fracking to Eastern Europe
2013-08-18 06:19:33| Chemicals - Topix.net
A Romanian protester holds a banner, "STOP shale gas exploits," during a rally against the shale gas exploration in Barlad, about 150 miles from Bucharest.
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United Kingdom: Anti-oil drilling and fracking demonstration: Crowds to march through Balcombe
2013-08-18 05:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Metro: Campaigners will attempt to get their voices heard today, when a legion of impassioned activists take to the streets in protest against gas and oil exploration in the English countryside. Anti-fracking and oil drilling demonstrators will march at 3pm in Balcombe, West Sussex, the town near to a site on which energy firm, Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, is hoping to stage a test drill. Masses of environmental activists, local Sussex residents and even perhaps a few celebrities Vivienne Westwood was...
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British fracking firm stops drilling amid fierce protests
2013-08-17 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press TV: British Energy giant Cuadrilla Resources has stopped its exploration work in the West Sussex countryside in southern England amid growing protests from locals and environmentalists, local media reported. In the face of fierce protests, the fracking firm halted its controversial drilling after it was threatened by activists, who said they will act directly to disrupt the process. Cuadrilla admitted to scale back its drilling activities on the Sussex Polices advice following reports that thousands...
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