Fracking Week in Parliament: 16-20 January 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Caroline Spelman on what the Church of England said about fracking Claudia Beamish asks why a fracking ban is not in Scotland’s draft climate change bill
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Oliver, 8, appeals to PM to block fracking near new Derbyshire home
An eight year old boy has written to the Prime Minister asking her to prevent fracking near his new home in Derbyshire.
Residents to quiz regulators over Cuadrilla’s fracking site
Staff from five organisations that regulate or advise on shale gas will be answering questions about Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site at a drop-in event next month.
FOE’s fracking leaflet – the key arguments
DrillOrDrop has identified some of the key arguments over Friends of the Earth’s disputed fund-raising leaflet about fracking.
Views sought on permit for Doe Green CBM site
The Environment Agency begins a public consultation on an environmental permit application for the coal bed methane production site at Doe Green
Shale industry releases fracking visualisation – opponents say it’s misleading
A long-awaited visualisation of what shale gas production could mean for the UK countryside has been released by the fracking industry.
What’s happening this week? 16-22 January 2017
In this week’s events listing: continued protests at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, consultation opening, presentations, debates, meetings, film screenings and training.
Campaigns hot up over fracking in the East Midlands
The campaigns for and against fracking are in full swing in the area south of Sheffield after INEOS announced it would be applying for planning permission for shale gas exploration.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 9-13 January 2017
In the first Fracking Week in Parliament of 2017, MPs question the climate change minister over whether the Green Investment Bank will be allowed to fund fracking.
“Planning controlled by government and developers”
Local communities hold the least power in the planning process and central government and developers hold the most, according to a survey of councillors across the UK.
DRILL OR DROP? 