Protest weekly update: 30 January-5 February 2017
Month: January 2017
PRESTON NEW ROAD
This is what it is like down Preston New Road
Mystery Tea House film showing
The next film at the mystery tea house is called ‘Into Eternity’
It will be shown on 24th February at 7pm
Hope you can make this screening; Marianne Birkby from radiation free Lakeland will be talking about Moorside, Drigg and the risks of fracking near nuclear developments.
The anti nuclear campaign is very important; we could end up with the worlds biggest nuclear development on our doorstep, with the worlds biggest nuclear waste deposits and the largest processing facilities as well as the world’s biggest terrorist target.
Raised spirits for Anti-Fracking campaigners
Dozens of Anti Fracking campaigners unite at the Spirit of Sport roundabout to protest about Horwich based company A E Yates taking part in building a fracking platform at the controversial Preston new road fracking site in little Plumpton, Lancashire.
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BOYCOTT
Everyone can do their bit to stop fracking by boycotting all subcontractors prepared to help make it happen and take Cuadrilla or site manager AE Yates’ dirty £££s… see the regularly updated list for details: https://docs.google.com/…/11quq4LREfdm7meFDlLyxu306NO…/edit…
Please share, particularly those in the building trade. I know people need to work and earn enough to live, but this affects EVERYONE… in order to make fracking economically viable it has been calculated 33,000 wells would have to be drilled across northern England. Company bosses helping to facilitate this could take a stand on behalf of everyone, including their own interests.
These companies could make history for the right reasons – by taking a stand against fracking rather than laying its foundations.
Government facing legal action over failure to fight climate change
Lawyers say ministers have been in breach of legal requirements to come up with a plan to make major cuts to the UK’s fossil fuel emissions for years – and further delays in its publication could be the final straw
Protest weekly update: 23-29 January 2017
Slow walking and country lanes
A 10 minute video clip from Brockham in Surrey showing some very brave people trying to stay within the law and protect their countryside. These country lanes are reminiscent of Roseacre. Also shows the value of legal observers and knowing your rights. Worth a watch.
Manchester to hear all legal challenges to Cuadrilla fracking rulings – against government wishes
Judges in Manchester are to hear all three legal challenges to rulings by the Secretary of State over fracking in Lancashire.
The government had wanted all the cases to be decided at one hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
But DrillOrDrop understands they are now to be considered at the High Court in Manchester because they are regarded as cases of local importance. Continue reading “Manchester to hear all legal challenges to Cuadrilla fracking rulings – against government wishes”
Residents feel betrayed over failure to test for radon around Lancashire fracking site
via Drill or Drop
People living around Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool say they are horrified to learn that there has been no independent testing for the radioactive gas, radon.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has been surveying water and air quality, greenhouse gases, seismicity, ground motion and carbon dioxide in soil around the site at Little Plumpton (details).
But the organisation confirmed to DrillOrDrop that there has been no monitoring of radon in the air or homes, before operations begin at Preston New Road. It also said it was not aware of any radon monitoring in the area by other organisations. Continue reading “Residents feel betrayed over failure to test for radon around Lancashire fracking site”