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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Next government must end support for overseas fracking, say campaign groups
The next UK government must stop giving financial support to fracking operations overseas, a coalition of organisations is demanding today. Continue reading
18th Nov 2019
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Government halts fracking: Friends of the Earth reaction
A moratorium on fracking in England, announced today by the government, has been warmly welcomed by Friends of the Earth. Continue reading
2nd Nov 2019
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National Audit Office report on fracking – Friends of the Earth response
“This is a quietly critical report that doesn’t give the fracking industry any revived sense of hope. The NAO have several concerns including the mark-your-own-homework approach to regulation and the lack of clarity over who should be responsible for clean-up costs if fracking ever got going. Continue reading
23rd Oct 2019
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No more fracking at Lancashire site before planning permission ends
News that fracking will not take place at Preston New Road before current planning permission expires at the end of November, has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. Continue reading
1st Oct 2019
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Greenwashing Team Ineos arrives in Greater Manchester on Stage 8 of the Tour of Britain as Friends of the Earth calls for ban on fracking
“Cycling fans have shown time and time again how passionate they are about the environment and fighting climate breakdown. Ineos goes completely against this.” Ali Abbas, campaigner at Manchester Friends of the Earth. Continue reading
11th Sep 2019
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‘Devil-masked’ campaigners to protest Ineos sponsorship of cycling team during Stage 8 of Tour of Britain.
On Saturday 14th September local group Frack Free Greater Manchester will combine with national and international campaigners to protest sponsorship of the UK based cycling team by Ineos a major UK fracking and chemical engineering company and Europe’s biggest producer of virgin plastics. Continue reading
5th Sep 2019
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Friends of the Earth forced to withdraw from Cuadrilla injunction challenge after being priced out of court
Friends of the Earth has been forced to withdraw from a legal challenge to a wide-ranging injunction against protests at a Lancashire fracking site, after a legal ruling left the organisation potentially liable for the fracking firm’s full legal costs for opposing the case. Continue reading
1st Sep 2019
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Another day, another earthquake in Lancashire – clearly a ban is only way out: Friends of the Earth
This morning an earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in Lancashire. Continue reading
26th Aug 2019
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Cuadrilla breaks earthquake safety regulations within 6 days, Friends of the Earth says clearly time for climate-wrecking industry to be banned
An earthquake measuring 1.6 on the Richter scale has led to Cuadrilla halting fracking operations in Lancashire, less than a week after resuming. Earthquake regulations are in place to protect the safety of local communities. Continue reading
22nd Aug 2019
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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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