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United Kingdom: Fracking protesters target Cuadrilla HQ
2013-08-19 06:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chronicle: Anti-fracking protesters have blockaded energy company Cuadrillas headquarters while others have superglued themselves to a PR company used by the firm. The action at Cuadrilla in Lichfield, Staffordshire, and at PR firm Bell Pottinger in central London come on the first of two days of "mass civil disobedience" which campaigners have pledged to carry out to highlight their stance against fracking. Activists are currently taking part in a six-day Reclaim The Power action camp in Balcombe, West...
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United Kingdom: Dame Vivienne Westwood joins fracking protesters
2013-08-19 04:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ITV: Renowned fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has joined protesters at the Cuadrilla fracking site in Balcombe, West Sussex. Dame Vivienne, 72, carried a placard which said: "Say no to fracking" as campaigners gathered at the site.
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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...
Cuadrilla: Fracking Scaled Back In Balcome As Critics Attack 'Mob Rule' By Protesters
2013-08-17 03:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Fracking firm Cuadrilla has "scaled back" its controversial drilling in the West Sussex countryside in the face of fierce protests. Critics said the company had "caved to mob rule" after activists threatened direct action to disrupt the process. On Friday night, Sussex Police said the operation had cost the cash-strapped force nearly 750,000. And the RSPB joined the debate, lodging a complaint with Cuadrilla about its operation near Blackpool. Up to 1,000 activists are due to join the protest...
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AUDIO: Fracking protesters 'load of nutters'
2013-08-16 12:33:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The energy firm Cuadrilla is scaling back its work at an exploration site in West Sussex on police advice but protesters said they will not be happy until the firm has gone.
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