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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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Drinking water and national parks in fracking firing line

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event report

16th Dec 2015

The only way to protect our drinking water, national parks and climate from fracking is to stop fracking everywhere. In the face of Government further weakening fracking rules, we need to redouble our efforts to keep the UK frack free.

Don’t let David Cameron overturn Lancashire’s fracking win

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take action

27th Nov 2015

Lancashire Council listened to the people and voted for fracking company Cuadrilla to get out. Twice. But this decision is now at risk.

Decision to allow fracking in Lancashire to be made directly by Government

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news release

Following the announcement that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark, has informed Lancashire County Council that the decision to allow drilling for shale gas in the county is to be taken directly by Government, Donna …

Govt fails to protect drinking water & National Parks from risks of fracking

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news release

4th Nov 2015

The Government has today published a consultation which outlines proposals to allow fracking under national parks, AONBs, Sites of Scientific Interest and other protected areas, but rule out fracking from the surface in these areas.

Tell Barclays to stop fracking in North Yorkshire

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event report

2nd Nov 2015

This morning, a group of us took to the streets of Manchester to send Barclays Bank a message that it’s not acceptable for them to be financing fracking in North Yorkshire.

Fracking company complains about anti-fracking leaflet

climate

27th Oct 2015

Fracking company Cuadrilla has taken issue with a fundraising leaflet produced by Friends of the Earth about our campaign to stop fracking. The leaflet highlights risks to communities across the country, and uses a case study of our work supporting …

Why Barclays’ fracking excuses don’t add up

climate

9th Oct 2015

Barclays has just replied to the nearly 7,000 people who’ve taken Friends of the Earth’s action asking the bank not to fund fracking. Barclays has a 97% stake in Third Energy, the company that wants to frack beautiful Ryedale in …

Manchester Friends of the Earth submission to Planning Application for Coal Bed Methane operation at Davyhulme

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8th Oct 2015

81446/RENEWAL/2013: Land adj to M60 High Level Bridge & Davyhulme WWTW & to south of Trafford Soccer Dome, Urmston

We can stop the Government’s latest fracking offensive

climate

4th Oct 2015

At the beginning of the summer, we kicked fracking out of Lancashire (main picture). But the frackers are back, trying their luck in Yorkshire and elsewhere. And Government is trying to make it even easier for them by allowing fracking …

No fracking in Northern Ireland, no fracking anywhere

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news release

29th Sep 2015

Friends of the Earth today (28 September 2015) strongly welcomed a major blow by Environment Minister Mark H Durkan to prospects for unconventional drilling for oil and gas in Northern Ireland. The Minister has just released a new Strategic Planning …

Don’t let Barclays frack my home

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take action

16th Sep 2015

Last July, my family received some disturbing news – that our home was being threatened by dangerous fracking. We discovered that fracking company Third Energy wants to frack at 19 sites across Ryedale, the beautiful area of North Yorkshire where …

Do you know the real facts about fracking and climate change?

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Will fracking for shale gas help tackle climate change? The answer is no. Friends of the Earth has just published a briefing on why fracking won’t help tackle climate change. Below are the main points outlining why fracking is incompatible with tackling …

Government opens up huge swathes of Northern England for fracking blitz

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news release

18th Aug 2015

Responding to the Government’s announcement of the companies which have been offered licences to frack under the first tranche of the 14th licensing round for onshore oil and gas, Andrew Pendleton, Friends of the Earth head of campaigns, said: “Opening up huge …

Govt to fast-track fracking through planning system

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news release

13th Aug 2015

Responding to news that the Government is attempting to fast-track fracking applications through the planning system, Friends of the Earth planning adviser Naomi Luhde-Thompson said: “Bulldozing fracking applications through the planning system, against the wishes of local people and councils, will …

Fracking popularity falls to new low

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news release

4th Aug 2015

Reacting to a new Government survey today showing that support for controversial fracking has fallen to a new low, Friends of the Earth senior energy campaigner Donna Hume said: “It’s little surprise that the more people find out about the …

Frackers Cuadrilla to appeal Lancashire planning refusal

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news release

23rd Jul 2015

Responding to today’s announcement from fracking firm Cuadrilla that it intends to appeal both of its refused planning applications for fracking in Lancashire, Friends of the Earth’s North West campaigner Furqan Naeem said: “Cuadrilla’s decision to appeal Lancashire’s Council’s resounding …

Green light for fracking under National Parks

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news release

16th Jul 2015

Reacting to new draft regulations on fracking published today by the Government, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner Rose Dickinson said: “It is outrageous that the Government has given the green light to fracking under national parks and appears to …

Defra fracking report – the truths the Government tried to hide

climate

3rd Jul 2015

A fracking report the Government tried to keep secret reveals the true damage that fracking could do to rural economies.

Government publishes secret rural fracking impacts study

climate

news release

1st Jul 2015

Responding to publication today of DEFRA’s secret report into the impacts of fracking on the rural economy, including house prices, Friends of the Earth energy campaigner Tony Bosworth said: “No wonder Defra sat on this explosive report until after the …

David Cameron must respect Lancashire’s fracking decision

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news release

In response to a question from Cat Smith MP at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions about whether he would overturn Lancashire County Council’s decision to reject an application from frackers Cuadrilla, David Cameron stated that, ‘these decisions must be made by …

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