Earlier this month saw the fifth publication of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking by Concerned Health Professionals of New York and the Nobel Peace Prize-winning group, Physicians for Social Responsibility. Their conclusion was simple: “Our examination…uncovered no evidence that fracking can
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This video from Heart shows the marvelous positivity that permeates this movement. Come and join us for the United Resistance! Actress Emma Thompson dancing with fracking protectors at the Cuadrilla site in Fylde #HeartNews pic.twitter.com/qpvxuWpI2Z — North West News (@HeartNWNews) March 21, 2018
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The historical and ongoing accusations by Mr. Gayzer Frackman, questioning the integrity of individual members of the Frack Free Lancashire Finance sub-group and the committee in its entirety, seriously damages the movement. For the avoidance of doubt, NO ONE INDIVIDUAL makes any decision about distribution of
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Alan Tootill has been commenting on the shale gas industry for a number of years. In this article he looks at the Government’s consultation on amendments to the NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework). [You can download Alan’s two books on fracking, Fracking the UK Volumes 1 and
Read more →Lawrence D’Silva has made an excellent documentary investigating fracking. It is well worth 20 minutes of your time – please share!
Read more →We are really excited to announce some very special guests at our Green Mondays down at Preston New Road. On 26 February, John Ashton, Co-Founder of Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G), will be our main speaker. Jamie Peters, of Friends of the Earth, will be also be making
Read more →Today’s release of BEIS data for Wave 24 of their quarterly polling gives some palliative relief to the ailing UK fracking industry. It shows that the relentless slide towards single figure percentage support has been, at least temporarily, halted. The industry, however, are still a long way
Read more →Drill or Drop reports today that both Mark Menzies MP ad Ben Wallace MP have said that fracking must not be allowed to go ahead at Cuadrilla’s site at Roseacre Wood. Mr Menzies stated “Cuadrilla Resources’ proposed Roseacre Wood site must not be permitted to go ahead”
Read more →Over 250 local residents and visitors from other communities under threat of fracking, gathered on the Fylde Coast today, marking a full year of resolute opposition to Cuadrilla’s operations at the Preston New Road site. Representatives of groups from Cumbria, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and
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STOP PRESS – MEETING DATE IS NOW THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY – VENUE STILL KIRKHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Due to the number of people who wish to attend and speak at the Fylde Borough Council Planning Meeting on 10th January considering Cuadrilla’s Traffic Mitigation Measures, FBC have sent the
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