IMPORTANT We have had an official statement from the Planning Inspectorate to say the Planning Inspector, Mr Melvyn Middleton, submitted his report, on the Roseacre Wood appeal, to the Secretary of State on 28th September 2018. A decision is likely early in the New Year. This is
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Frack Free Lancashire PRESS RELEASE 26 April 2018 LATEST GOVERNMENT POLLING SHOWS OPPOSITION TO FRACKING REMAINS MUCH HIGHER THAN SUPPORT Today saw the release of the government’s latest Energy and Climate Change Public Attitudes Tracker: Wave 25 – a BEIS research report into public attitudes on energy
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The following letter from a local doctor is an extremely good summary of the issues relating to fracking sites and set back distances. We trust that the officers at our County Council will pay it due regard. Planning Officer, Lancashire County Council 25 April 2018 Dear Mr
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PRESS RELEASE Second Cuadrilla Public Planning Inquiry to Start in Lancashire On behalf of Roseacre Awareness Group, Frack Free Lancashire and Central Lancashire Friends of the Earth Thursday 5 April 2018 For immediate release *Photo opportunity 09.00hrs on Tuesday 10 April 2018, outside Blackpool
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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
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