Communities fighting onshore oil and gas
Lawyers for five peaceful protesters supported by the Weald Action Group have applied to the High Court to bring an end to an interim injunction against protest at oil sites …
Peaceful protest The rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of speech of thought, conscience and religion are enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the Human Rights …
Climate change We are facing a global climate emergency caused by human-made greenhouse gas emissions. Droughts, storms, floods and fires are devastating people’s lives. Millions of people are fleeing their …
UK Oil & Gas Plc (UKOG) is holding a public engagement event on Monday 16th December 2019 to tell residents about the planning applications it intends to submit to the …
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An interfaith event to shine a light on the climate crisis and the climate battleground at Horse Hill. It will involve a song, an inclusive prayer and some silence, a …
This type of oil deposit very much depends on being able to drill your wells almost back to back so it becomes very much like an industrialised process
PEDL 234 Current Operator: UKOG Activities suspended in March 2018, but planning permission was repeatedly extended. In December 2023 UKOG applied for a further two year extension, in April 2024 …
Press release from Leigh Day A resident of Redhill in Surrey has issued a legal challenge against Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission to allow Horse Hill Developments Ltd …
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The Weald Action Group will be going to the High Court to challenge oil company UK Oil and Gas Plc (UKOG)’s attempts to stifle protest – but not until next …
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The surprise announcement of a moratorium on fracking in England earlier this month left many people confused about which operations had been banned. Campaigners across the Weald received celebratory messages …
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