Monthly Archives: March 2019

Dunsfold: UKOG reveals plans for new oil site

UKOG has revealed details of its proposed new drilling site in Dunsfold, near Guildford. Within days, the local community had organised a well-attended public meeting to discuss the plans, and pledged to resist them.

Keith Taylor, the Green MEP, sent comments on Surrey County Council’s decision not to ask for an Environmental Impact Assessment. Please feel free to use any of these ideas in the campaign as it rolls out.

Read about the plans on Drill or Drop

Lessons from Leith Hill: two important reports from Keith Taylor MEP

Keith Taylor, the Green MEP who retires in 2019, has been a strong supporter of anti-oil-and-gas-drilling schemes across the South East. Keith has written expert submissions to planning applications and other consultations, hosted meetings and film screenings to help residents get informed about what’s happening in their area, and provided unfailing moral and intellectual support to campaigners across the region.

On the eve of his retirement, Keith published two reports which will prove useful resources for campaigners and others.

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