fracking
This could be the next big battle in the fight against ‘a new oil rush’ in the UK
Prospectors are eyeing up a shale reserve in South East England that could contain up to 19 billion barrels of oil.
Fracking is back in Balcombe. But this time the anti-fracking movement is ready
Five years after campaigners kept drilling for gas at bay in the Sussex village of Balcombe, frackers Cuadrilla have been given the green light to come back. We won't let them.
Breaking: campaigners have occupied a controversial oil drilling site in Surrey
Activists say they have set up a "protection camp" to stop drilling which is due to begin imminently.
This fracking company just won a court injunction banning protest
Campaigners have slammed the decision as a dangerous attack on free speech. Is peaceful protest against frackers being shut down in the UK?
I was convicted for protesting against fracking. As a councillor, I have no regrets
Taking direct action against fracking wasn’t an impulsive decision but a last resort. I had exhausted every option through every democratic channel available to me.
A watchdog has called for an urgent review of police tactics at fracking protests
Acting on orders from the government, the police are protecting a deeply unpopular industry and their tactics are becoming more desperate.