Kris O'Donnell, a peaceful cameraman and Legal Observer at Barton Moss anti-frack camp, was attacked by Greater Manchester police yesterday. He is under arrest in hospital with a broken eye socket.
… arrest and this has now been passed to GMP's Professional Standards Branch. Officers …
Europe's new targets for carbon emissions and renewable energy are severely retrograde and fly in the face of both science and economics. They will endanger climate and retard the renewable energy revolution.
Weeny, weedy, weaky: the EU's new climate plan Oliver Tickell | 22nd January 2014 News Energy Fracking Fossil Fuels EU UK Renewable Energy Climate Change denmark-turbine.png Europe's new targets for …
The impact of fracking on communities and ecosystems demands a complete rethink of the human relationship with nature, writes Shannon Biggs. Nature has rights - and this must be reflected in our laws.
Welcome to 'frackland': does a river have the right not to be polluted? Shannon Biggs | 7th February 2014 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Ecocide Law marcellus-shale.png The impact of fracking on …
The US fossil fuel industry has been caught red-handed spying on green activists. But Adam Federman finds it has received poor value for money - and is no closer to tackling the 'existential crisis' it faces.
… and a potential public relations quagmire. But the fossil fuel conundrum remains …
The US fracking industry has a dirty secret. It has secured a total of seven loopholes and exemptions that give it the power to pollute at will - and citizens have no comeback. Now it's time to fight back!
Time to end the Cheney / Halliburton loophole The Daily Take the Thom Hartmann Program | 15th February 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Fracking USA fracking-rig.png The US fracking industry has a dirty …
Protestors at the Barton Moss fracking site have held off all deliveries to the rig for two days after a judge ruled that the 'road' they were using is actually a footpath. Will iGas now back off for good?
Protestors' 'Fracking victory' at Barton Moss Oliver Tickell | 14th February 2014 News Fossil Fuels Fracking UK barton-moss-trucks.png Protestors at the Barton Moss fracking site have held off all …
After anti-fracking protestors scored an important legal victory at Barton Moss, Manchester Police responded with outright violence and intimidation. The message was clear: 'Never mind the Courts and Judges. We are are the law.'
… appeared to be a manoeuvre in the face of the GMP's court defeat last Thursday, to arrest … in favour of a corporate agenda. I call on GMP and the Police and Crime Commissioner to … to a full report on Barton Moss and the GMP conduct and that's something that I intend …
The Government sees fracking as the answer to the UK's energy problems. But as Alex Stevenson reports, support for it is weak among Lib Dem MPs, not to mention their voters. Could fracking soon be finished?
… as Horwood to avoid getting into "utterly dogmatic support or opposition for any … tidal schemes built." Different kinds of pragmatism But something has happened to Liberal … Stephen Tall, says the party is taking a "pragmatic" view of shale gas extraction - neither …
Earthquakes and poisoned wells are setting off a revolt against fracking in Romania, revealing deep fault lines between the rural heartlands and the urban political elite. Jim Wickens & Paraic O'Brien report on a country at war with itself.
Romania - a Peasants Revolt against fracking Jim Wickens Paraic O'Brien | 18th February 2014 News Fracking Romania Fossil Fuels Oil Corporations pungesti-protest.png Earthquakes and poisoned wells …
For Salford school half term, yesterday was designated Children's Day at the Barton Moss Community Protection Camp with crafts, balloons and games. In between the fun, local families witnessed the full force of the Greater Manchester Police Tactical Aid Unit.
… block the vans exit from the scene shouting "GMP, GMP ... iGas private army ... " Earlier, … title 'Salford residents shock at Barton Moss GMP policing' . I am staggered with what …
The Big Oil CEO's day job is to promote fossil fuel extraction and deregulate the industry. But when his $5 million property was threatened by a nearby fracking rig - he joined a lawsuit to block it.
Exxon CEO seeks to halt fracking project in 'his backyard' Rebecca Leber | 22nd February 2014 News Fossil Fuels Fracking USA rex-tillerson.png The Big Oil CEO's day job is to promote fossil fuel …
Two Councils at the front line of fracking protests - Greater Manchester and West Sussex - have pension funds investing in the major fracking operators - while decisions on planning applications to frack are pending.
… at Balcombe. Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has the same interests in the big three … and Davyhulme, have investments through the GMPF, with £108m in the Henderson Group which … subsidiary, is a major shareholder in IGas . GMPF also has holdings totalling £73m in …
Political support for fracking is not just about energy, writes Paul Mobbs. It reflects the greater ecological and resource crisis at the root of our current economic woes - and only postpones the essential shift to a new kind of economy.
Fracking is the death spasm of a defunct economic order Paul Mobbs | 5th March 2014 News Fossil Fuels Economics Green Economy Fracking UK Club Of Rome banksy-poundland-bunting.png Political support …
Fracking operations produce radioactive waste derived from naturally occurring uranium and thorium - until now, safely buried deep underground. And right now the industry has neither a plan, nor the technology, to deal with it.
… Development Manager for NucTecSolutions GmbH, a specialist radiological detection, …
Fracking is just another step on the fossil fuel treadmill, according to 'Snake Oil' by Richard Heinberg. High costs, diminishing returns and growing pollution will ultimately nail its future. Paul Mobbs urges readers - give a copy to your MP before it's too late!
Snake Oil: how fracking's false promise of plenty imperils our future Paul Mobbs | 20th March 2014 Reviews Fossil Fuels UK USA Fracking snake-oil.png Fracking is just another step on the fossil fuel …
High principles dominate the rhetoric on freedom-loving Ukraine, writes JP Sottile. But more mundane realities - like the interests of US oil corporations and Ukraine's vast shale gas capacity - might just be part of the volatile equation.
… to a motley crew of anti-communist 'strongmen'. If push came to shove, the US military …
Two unusual political events will take place next week. The Green MP Caroline Lucas goes on trial for protesting against fracking. And Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage go head to head on TV. Rupert Read contrasts the underlying political agendas ...
Seeing through the hot air: Farage vs Clegg, and Lucas on trial Rupert Read | 23rd March 2014 Comment Politics Fracking Climate Changes Corporations UK caroline-lucas.png Two unusual political events …
On the final day of the trial of Caroline Lucas and other anti-fracking protestors, we ask - what about human rights? Entirely neglected by the government in its desperate drive to frack, they ought to trump all other policy considerations.
Fracking - why are human rights being ignored? Damien Short Karen Hulme Steffen Böhm | 25th March 2014 Comment Fracking Law Fossil Fuels Water Pollution UK Politics balcombe-demo-2.png On the final …
Green MP Caroline Lucas has been in court in Brighton this week following her arrest at Cuadrilla's exploratory fracking site near Balcombe, Sussex. Zoe Broughton reports ...
Caroline Lucas on trial Zoe Broughton | 28th March 2014 News Fossil Fuels Fracking Protest Law UK caroline-lucas-on-video.png Green MP Caroline Lucas has been in court in Brighton this week following …
Police violence has been a running theme in the anti-fracking protests at Barton Moss. Individual officers are acting with impunity. Is this a deliberate strategy to disrupt the protests on behalf of vested interests? David Cullen investigates ...
… behaviour of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) strongly suggests they are deploying a … the policing operation at Barton Moss, and GMP seem to have interpreted it as a license … the 'terrorism card' On the 6th January, GMP raided the Barton Moss camp and searched …
The latest IPCC report urges a dash for gas to allow us to reduce the burning of coal, including shale gas from fracking. But as Alex Kirby reports, their calculations appear to be based on an arithmetical flaw.
IPCC's shale gas error Alex Kirby | 14th April 2014 News Fossil Fuels Energy Ipcc Climate Change Fracking frack-off.png The latest IPCC report urges a dash for gas to allow us to reduce the burning …
The Green MP for Brighton, Caroline Lucas, and four other protestors have been found 'not guilty' by Brighton magistrates on charges of obstructing the highway and other public order offences at a 2013 anti-fracking protest. 'The fight goes on!'
Caroline Lucas 'not guilty' The Ecologist | 17th April 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Law Protest Politics caroline-lucas.jpg The Green MP for Brighton, Caroline Lucas, and four other protestors …
Following her acquittal on charges of obstructing the entrance to a fracking site in Balcombe, Sussex, Caroline Lucas explains why this is only the beginning of the fight against shale gas - and why we must also promote the clean energy alternatives.
Fracking - the clean fight against dirty fuels Caroline Lucas | 22nd April 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Fracking Law Politics caroline-lucas-on-video.png Following her acquittal on charges of …
In 2011 Bob and Lisa Parr filed a lawsuit in the Texas courts against Aruba Petroleum after they suffered health damage which they attributed to pollution from fracking wells. They have now been awarded $3m damages.
Texas court awards family $3 million for fracking health damage The Ecologist | 24th April 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Law USA emmaparr-nosebleed.jpg In 2011 Bob and Lisa Parr filed a lawsuit in …