Sep 29 2017
On Friday 29th September, over 40 people from across Greater Manchester travelled to Preston New Road in Lancashire to show solidarity with the local community who have been campaigning tirelessly to protect their community from the dangers of fracking.
Sep 20 2017
Salford Council unanimously passed a motion at Full Council today (20 September) expressing concern about fracking, its impact on climate change and strongly opposing Conservative plans to weaken local authority powers over fracking decisions (1).
Dec 08 2016
You can’t lock up an idea, Francis This Friday, December 9th, one of the people we love the most in the whole world for her bravery, her wisdom and her enormous heart and soul is going to be faced with the threat of being sent to jail for fighting fracking. Ostensibly, Tina Rothery faces …
Nov 12 2016
An estimated two thousand people marched through the centre of Manchester today in what was probably the largest ever anti-fracking gathering ever seen in the United Kingdom. Activists converged on the city from Lancashire, Yorkshire, London, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, claiming Manchester was today the “capital of the so-called bleak and desolate north“. The …
Nov 09 2016
International human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger, Labour mayoral candidate Andy Burnham and former climate change diplomat John Ashton will be speaking this Saturday at an anti-fracking march and rally in Manchester. Legendary Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam will also be playing what organisers hope will be the largest anti-fracking gathering ever in the UK. Campaigners from …
Nov 06 2016
What could be the largest ever gathering of people opposed to shale gas extraction in the UK is planned for Manchester city centre on Saturday 12th November 2016. https://www.facebook.com/events/333971743630619/ Campaigners from Lancashire and Yorkshire will converge on the city and be joined by local campaigners from Frack Free Greater Manchester, Manchester Friends of the Earth, …
Oct 10 2016
I can now reveal that our spies have tracked the frackers down and they will be holding their #secretshale summit at the RADISSON BLU HOTEL at MANCHESTER AIRPORT. Yes, people who want to drill for more fossil fuels will be meeting next to Greater Manchester’s biggest user of fossil fuels. We still intend to meet …
Oct 09 2016
Fracktivists take to the streets as Fracking industry sneak into Manchester for conference Activists from Frack Free Greater Manchester, Manchester Friends of the Earth and Manchester Greenpeace have called a demonstration outside a secret fracking industry conference [1] this Tuesday. The purpose of the peaceful protest is to remind the fracking industry that they have …
Oct 03 2016
Wed 12 October 2016 7pm @ Madlabs, ManchesterAddress: 36-40 Edge Street, M4 1HN Download the Manchester flyer Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event s/1337285796335142/ With Frack Free Greater Manchester and Reclaim the Power After years of being pushed back by community efforts to oppose fracking, the extreme energy industry is still pressing ahead with plans to extract shale …
Sep 15 2016
Last week Jeremy Corbyn announced a leadership policy that must surely have caught the attention of every anti-fracker in the land: that with him at the helm, Labour would ban fracking, commit to phasing out coal-fired power stations by 2020 and invest heavily in renewable energy. Yes, please! (More on that announcement HERE) The good …
Recent Comments