Telegraph: Outside the site, in Balcombe, West Sussex, about 40 tents were erected as protests continued against the operation. More than 30 people have been arrested so far for obstructing trucks entering the site. The protesters fear that Cuadrilla may want to frack to access oil and gas. Kathryn McWhirter, a Balcombe resident, was in tears as the drilling started. “We are horrified,” she said. “The village is gobsmacked. We feel bullied by the oil and gas industry, and government at all levels from parish......
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Thousand to join Balcombe ‘occupy’ camp
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 7th, 2013
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