More fracking protests in England

On Monday, a high court in West Sussex, England, upheld protesters’ rights to camp outside of a potential fracking sit in Balcombe, saying they can stay until early October. Residents of the small, Mid-Sussex village have recently been evicted to make way for yet another fracking operation. Big machinery. Manpower. No room for the indigenous population, apparently.

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The court ruled that the eviction notice handed down by the local council was flawed, and therefore, additional hearings will be held until a judgment is reached. Hundreds of protesters have been camping out at the site over the summer, with crowd numbers soaring into the thousands during the most intense protests.

Cuadrilla Resources, an oil and gas company based out of the United Kingdom, is currently seeking to explore for oil in Balcombe. But the protests are only the most recent setback for the company which, over the years, has endured a series of them in the UK. Back in 2011, earthquakes at their Blackpool fracking site forced a shutdown that last over a year.

The judge has adjourned the Balcombe case until October 8th, when the local council will have to decide if the public backlash is worth proceeding.  While many support the protest and oppose fracking and, others are aggravated by protestors camping out in their backyards.

"We are delighted to see sanity and justice prevailing for the Balcombe protectors,” says Vanessa Vine, a local resident and protestor. “When will West Sussex county council take action to evict those who are genuinely posing a threat to the local community – those within the gates of the drill site who are putting us at grave risk, for short-term ecocidal corporate gain?"

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