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United Kingdom: Cuadrilla signals it is 'unlikely' to pursue Balcombe oil
2013-08-14 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Cuadrilla is "unlikely" to convert its controversial oil exploration site in Balcombe into a full production site, according to BBC reports. The broadcaster today reported the company is unconvinced by the case for developing the site, arguing that while it is "ideal" for exploration other sites in the area that boast better transport links are likely to prove better suited for full production. Cuadrilla's planning permission for the site, which has been the subject of protests for several...
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United Kingdom: Fracking may not trigger 100,000 benefits for Balcombe
2013-08-11 14:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Fracking by Cuadrilla in Balcombe may not automatically trigger the 100,000 payment that has been promised to residents near most new fracking sites, the Telegraph has learned. Energy companies including Cuadrilla have signed up to a benefits charter that could be worth 10m over 25 years to communities near fracking sites for shale gas or oil. They have pledged 100,000 up-front and then a 1pc share of the revenues if fracking succeeds. The West Sussex village of Balcombe has become the focal...
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Thousand to join Balcombe 'occupy' camp
2013-08-07 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Outside the site, in Balcombe, West Sussex, about 40 tents were erected as protests continued against the operation. More than 30 people have been arrested so far for obstructing trucks entering the site. The protesters fear that Cuadrilla may want to frack to access oil and gas. Kathryn McWhirter, a Balcombe resident, was in tears as the drilling started. We are horrified, she said. The village is gobsmacked. We feel bullied by the oil and gas industry, and government at all levels from parish...
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Bianca Jagger: Stop this fracking nightmare in Balcombe
2013-08-05 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: I am very upset by reports that the fracking company Cuadrilla began operations in Lower Stumble, a mile south of the lovely village of Balcombe, West Sussex, last Friday, 2 August. On Saturday I made my second trip to the campsite in Lower Stumble my first journey was on 28 July. I felt compelled to lend my support after I received Twitter requests from concerned residents asking me to help them in their struggle against Cuadrilla. I decided it was important to visit Balcombe because I believe...
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United Kingdom: Balcombe fracking protesters vow to fight on as drilling begins
2013-08-02 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Drilling for oil started on Friday just outside the small village of Balcombe, in West Sussex, as oil and gas company Cuadrilla completed tests of its equipment and protesters chanted outside, surrounded by police. This is the first time Cuadrilla, which is pioneering the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in the UK, has been able to start its exploratory drilling. The company says is not planning to frack the rocks under Balcombe at this stage. Its geological assessments...
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