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Balcombe 'fracking village' gets green light to go 100% solar
2015-10-01 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Balcombe, the Sussex village that saw the UKs biggest anti-fracking protests so far, is set to be powered entirely by the sun, after residents won planning permission on Thursday to build a nearby solar farm. But campaigners said they are now racing government subsidy cuts to solar power to get the project underway. The 5 megawatt (MW) project in Sussex will see 18,500 panels installed, generating enough power to match Balcombes energy needs and to power a nearby village. Local residents...
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Cuadrilla abandons plans to frack at Lower Stumble well site in Balcombe
2014-01-24 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
UK-based energy firm Cuadrilla announced that it has discarded fracking plans at its Lower Stumble well site in West Sussex.
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United Kingdom: Fracking firm was barred from using chemical, Balcombe meeting told
2013-10-10 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK's fracking pioneer Cuadrilla was prevented by the Environment Agency from using a hazardous chemical at its drilling site in Sussex, local residents have been told. But permission was granted for another chemical despite concerns over its safety. Chris Wick, of the Environment Agency, told a packed meeting of residents in Balcombe's church on Wednesday night that "we stopped Cuadrilla using one or two things". The chemical that was banned was antimony trioxide. The Environment Agency told...
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Cuadrilla completes drilling operations at Balcombe site in Sussex, UK
2013-09-25 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
UK-based fracking company Cuadrilla Resources has completed drilling operations at its site near the village of Balcombe in Sussex.
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United Kingdom: High Court to rule on Balcombe fracking protest
2013-09-13 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The seven-week protest against potential fracking in the West Sussex village of Balcombe could end abruptly next week after the High Court agreed to rule on whether the protestors should be forcibly evicted or allowed to stay. About 80 people are camped out along the grass verges on the side of the London Road, where the fracking company Cuadrilla has been drilling in search of oil. On Monday, the protestors were served with an eviction order demanding that they vacate the area by 9am on Tuesday....
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