Anti-fracking protestors block Cuadrilla site in Lancashire
Activists are trying to disrupt Cuadrilla’s work through direct action
Activists are trying to disrupt Cuadrilla’s work through direct action
The prospect of mini-earthquakes, contaminated ground water and gas leaking from the earth have pushed local people in Lancashire to take direct action.
We should pray it mends its ways, says Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley
Our economies must be decarbonised – but fossil fuel companies won’t go down without a fight
Ministers plan to hand decisions on fracking to central government
This Monday councillors will decide whether to accept or reject fracking in the county
Labour has a chance to show that, unlike the Tories, it is committed to tackling climate change
Polls indicate three times more support for local wind farms than fracking – it’s time for the government to listen
Despite a large amount of opposition from their own supporters, the Tories are the only party with no candidates signed up to Greenpeace’s fracking pledge
However its proposals for tougher regulation go nowhere near far enough.