POSTS ARCHIVE
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.
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As fracking resumes, Friends of the Earth calls for ban
Cuadrilla has restarted its fracking activity in Lancashire today despite the escalating climate crisis and the fact that drilling operations have led to earthquakes. Continue reading
15th Aug 2019
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Friends of the Earth reacts to new plans for fracking in Lancashire
Fossil fuel company Aurora today (Wednesday 10 July) submitted plans to drill and frack two wells at a site in Great Altcar, Lancashire. Continue reading
10th Jul 2019
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Friends of the Earth commences High Court action against Cuadrilla over ‘unlawful’ anti-protest injunction
“Injunctions such as that granted to Cuadrilla, raise very significant human rights issues and are a sinister attempt to use the law to stop peaceful protest against the fracking industry.” Continue reading
25th Jun 2019
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Public support for fracking at all time low
Time to pull the plug on this destructive, unnecessary and unwanted industry Continue reading
9th May 2019
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Greenwashing Team Ineos arrives in Yorkshire as Friends of the Earth calls for fossil fuels to be banned from sports sponsorship
“Cycling is a human-powered sport with fans who care passionately about the environment. Ineos does not fit into that agenda.” Simon Bowens, campaigner at Friends of the Earth Continue reading
1st May 2019
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INEOS defeated as campaigners celebrate right to free speech and peaceful protest upheld by Court
Friends of the Earth today celebrated a huge legal victory over oil and gas giant INEOS at the Court of Appeal as INEOS’ anti-protest injunction is declared unlawful. Continue reading
3rd Apr 2019
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Taking over Team Sky is a blatant attempt at greenwashing by Ineos
“It’s a harsh change of tone that may see Sky’s Ocean Rescue campaign to clear plastic pollution from our oceans ditched from the team jersey in favour of Ineos.” Continue reading
19th Mar 2019
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No to weaker regulations for unwanted shale gas ‘prize’
Fracking company Cuadrilla have announced results of gas levels in Lancashire at the same time as calling for weaker fracking regulations.
6th Feb 2019
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Disappointment as High Court does not uphold fracking challenge
Disappointment from campaigners at today’s decision not to uphold a challenge to fracking firm Cuadrilla’s environmental permit in Lancashire.
11th Jan 2019
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