France - Villeneuve -de - berg - the battle continues

Readers may recall that Messrs Scheupbach and Total filed several legal proceedings following the cancellation of their licence to frack at several locations in France. The plaintiffs will have their appeals reviewed on December 8th by the Administrative Tribunal of Clergy-Pontoise. The sites concerned are in Drôme and Ardèche: Villeneuve-de-berg and Montelimar.  Local collectives have made and continue to make their feelings clear to all concerned. Ed.

Read the report ( in French, we recommend Google Translate ) here:-

http://www.ledauphine.com/ardeche/2015/11/28/gaz-de-schiste-le-combat-continue

UK - Rising opposition to fracking - too late.

There would appear to be a rising level of opposition to fracking in the UK. Way too late. Ed.

Read the survey report here: http://drillordrop.com/2015/11/10/record-level-of-opposition-to-fracking-government-survey/

Cameron government to override local democracy - Lancashire fracking decision refers.

The Cameron government is to decide the outcome of planning appeals in Lancashire brought by Messrs Cuadrilla. Democracy? Greeest government ever? Ed.

Read more here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-34938891

US - Los angeles residents bring action relating to racial discrimination in relation to siting of oil and gas wells.

No real surprises here perhaps but it all builds the case/argument. Ed.
http://lasentinel.net/racially-discriminatory-oil-drilling-alleged-in-l-a-lawsuit.html

UK - Amber Rudd speech - hardly a mention of fracking.

Has Amber overlooked the central plank of Tory policy we wonder? Surely not.Ed.

Read what she had to say here: http://drillordrop.com/2015/11/18/amber-rudd-energy-policy-speech-analysis-and-reaction/

UK - Business leaders opposed to fracking wrongly added to list of those in favour.

http://stopfyldefracking.org.uk/latest-news/business-leaders-opposed-to-fracking-wrongly-included-as-signatories-on-pro-fracking-letter/

One wonders how that could possibly have happened? Ed.

Jose Bove fears a resumption of shale gas drilling in the Gard and Herault Departements.

And probably with good reason - Ed.

http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/languedoc-roussillon/herault/montpellier/jose-bove-craint-