Fracking

The proposed site near Burniston Coastal Road pic Richard Ponter

Friends of the Earth say Burniston project should be considered fracking

Scarborough and Whitby's Labour MP, Alison Hume.

Residents rally against drilling rig plans for Burniston, near Scarborough

Liz Truss today sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Photo: Getty

Fracking site renamed ‘Liz Truss Career Memorial’ on Google Maps

Fracking operations in Lancashire have resulted in huge protests.

Fracking to be banned in UK until it is shown to be safe, government announces

Fracking in North Yorkshire: big companies say there's 'no justification' for 50...

The Third Energy site at Kirby Misperton

Company confirms no fracking has yet taken place at Kirby Misperton

Third Energy's KM8 well site, on the right of this picture.

Fracking: Anger as council refuses to hire expert consultant

Opposition against fracking plans in Ryedale has been largely peaceful.

Fracking: Decision day nears for Kirby Misperton

Fracking equipment at a site in Pennsylvania, USA

Fracking: Concerns over plans to drill beneath North York Moors national park

Alan Linn at Third Energy's site in North Yorkshire

Kirby Misperton fracking firm: '˜We have a moral responsibility to show this can...

Protesters at the Sky Scaffolding Site in Whitby. Pictures by the Kirby Misperton Protection Camp.

Fracking protests hit Whitby firm
A Whitby business says it has been the victim of disruption tactics after campaigners turned up on its doorstep, protesting against the company's involvement in a fracking site near Pickering.
By The Newsroom

A protester outside County Hall in Northallerton

Fracking: These '˜half-truths' and how tremors '˜could damage Yorkshire's histor...

Protesters outside County Hall in Northallerton. Image: John Giles/PA Wire

Fracking could have 'devastating' impact, councillors warned

Fracking should be totally banned in this country.

Letter: Misleading to blame Russia in fracking debate

The proposed fracking site at Kirby Misperton

Ministers urged not to interfere in Yorkshire fracking decision

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