End of the Consultation Phase In this post: Planning objections Lobbying Shropshire Council Owen Paterson MP Protection camp Dear Supporter First of all a huge thank you from all at FrackFreeDudleston for making your voice heard and for putting those
Fracking licences to be granted by government
The bidding process for licences to extract shale gas – using the controversial process fracking – will begin later on Monday (28th July 2014). About half the UK is open to exploration, but tightened rules cover areas of outstanding beauty.
Protesters claim gas drilling is pointless in Shropshire
Test drilling for coal in Shropshire would be a complete waste of time, an anti-fracking campaigner has said. Dart Energy wants permission to drill a temporary coal bed methane exploration borehole on land north west of The Brooklands, Dudleston, near
Blow for hopes of UK shale energy boom as council throws out drilling plans
West Sussex council unanimously rejects Celtique Energie’s planning application to explore for shale oil near village of Wisborough Green A fracking firm’s plans to explore for shale oil in West Sussex have been unanimously rejected by the council, in a
Tory ex-minister Nick Herbert opposes drilling in West Sussex village
Maybe our local MP Owen Patterson can take some guidance from Nick Herbert and oppose drilling in his constituency in Shropshire. Source: The telegraph – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10979081/Fracking-Tory-ex-minister-Nick-Herbert-opposes-drilling-in-West-Sussex-village.html A former Tory minister is leading opposition to attempts to explore for shale oil in a picturesque
OUR OFFICIAL OBJECTION COMMENT
Dear Supporter Good news. FrackFreeDudleston is now going to be recognised as an official consultee to the planning application alongside the various Shropshire Council experts who provide input into these planning applications. That gives more weight to our objections, plus
It is time to object
An important message from FrackFreeDudleston IT IS TIME TO OBJECT!!! We all have a short space of time to object to the Coal Bed Methane (CBM) test drill application. The deadline for comments is currently 14th July, but may be