Weekend long read: Is the planning system playing fair with local communities?
DrillOrDrop has reported from two shale gas public inquiries this month. Ruth Hayhurst reflects on the challenges facing local people when they take on the industry.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
New setback for Europa’s oil drilling plans near Leith Hill in Surrey
Europa Oil and Gas has withdrawn all the proposals for managing lorries delivering to its exploratory drilling site near Leith Hill in Surrey.
Live news updates: Day 4 of inquiry into INEOS shale gas plans at Harthill, Rotherham
The community group, Harthill Against Fracking, is making a presentation this morning to the inquiry about its opposition to plans by INEOS Upstream to drill a shale gas well at Common Road in their South Yorkshire village.
Live news updates: Day 3 of inquiry into INEOS shale gas plans at Harthill, Rotherham
This post has live updates from the third day of the inquiry into plans by INEOS to drill for shale gas at Harthill in south Yorkshire.
Beware of fracking in UK mining areas, says earthquake expert
Fracking near geological faults in former coal mining areas could trigger earthquakes and should not take place without careful assessment of all available geological data, according to one of the UK’s leading experts on the subject.
Rise in support for fracking continues – latest government survey
Support for fracking in the UK has risen again, according to the latest findings from a quarterly government survey. Opposition remained unchanged and is still 14 percentage points ahead of support. The results published this morning put support at 18%, up two points on the previous survey. This is […]
Fracking researcher wins academic freedom case against Glasgow University
A retired academic has won a long-running legal challenge against Glasgow University which withdrew his email address and access to online journals.
Live news updates: Day 2 INEOS Harthill shale gas inquiry – ecology and councillors’ statements
The inquiry into plans by INEOS to drill for shale gas at Harthill in south Yorkshire reaches its second day.
Countryside would be “littered with fracking wells” to replace half UK gas imports – new research
One well would have to be drilled and fracked every day for 15 years to produce enough gas to replace half future UK gas imports, according to new study for Friends of the Earth.
Council grants 10 more years of oil production at Angus Energy’s Lidsey site
Councillors in West Sussex have given consent for another 10 years of oil production at Angus Energy’s oil site at Lidsey, near Bognor Regis.
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