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United Kingdom: Fracking protesters gather for six-day camp as Balcombe drilling suspended
2013-08-16 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: Anti-fracking protesters have welcomed the suspension of an exploratory oil-drilling operation in West Sussex, as the first of hundreds of extra activists started to arrive. Up to 1,000 more campaigners are set to descend on the outskirts of Balcombe, for the six-day Reclaim the Power camp. It has been organised in opposition to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which some fear the energy firm Cuadrilla will go on to conduct after it has completed its exploratory drilling. Campaigners were...
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United Kingdom: Law breaking fracking protesters 'heroic' like the suffragettes, says leader
2013-08-16 11:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Thousands of people are expected to take part in six days of "direct action" against Cuadrilla, a company that is currently digging for oil near Balcombe in West Sussex. Operations at the facility have been suspended while the protests are taking place, and hundreds of police have been drafted in. The parish council has urged the protesters to "stay away" if they are planning any illegal acts, and said that they have heard rumours of a "mass trespass". Jamie Kelsey-Fry, from the No Dash...
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United Kingdom: Balcombe fracking protesters plead not guilty to causing disruption
2013-08-14 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Eight people have pleaded not guilty to causing disruption during protests against fracking. The defendants are charged in connection with more than two weeks of campaigning in Balcombe, West Sussex, against the energy company Cuadrilla, which is testing for shale gas in the area. Fracking involves the pumping of high pressure liquid deep underground to split shale rock and release gas, which according to opponents could potentially cause water contamination, small-scale earthquakes and environmental...
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United Kingdom: Protesters unite over Cuadrilla fracking plans in South Downs National Park
2013-08-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Protesters against fracking in one of Britain's national parks were joined yesterday by residents from a village that could become the second flashpoint over the controversial energy strategy. The demonstration against fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex, was joined by residents from Fernhurst, another village in the South Downs National Park. Residents in Balcombe are concerned about plans by the energy firm Cuadrilla, whose chairman is the the former BP chief executive Lord Browne, to explore shale...
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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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