Tory MPs call for a ban on fracking in ancient woodlands
Three Conservative MPs have urged the government to extend the ban on fracking in protected areas to ancient woodlands.
Government denies new law for national parks is “backdoor to fracking”
The local government minister, James Wharton, denied yesterday afternoon that new legislation would allow fracking in national parks.
Fracking Week in Westminster – w/e 4th December 2015th
In this Fracking Week in Westminster, questions, statements and replies about: Fracking in protected areas Shale gas in Egypt Energy security Shale gas wealth fund
Fracking Week In Westminster – w/e 27th November 2015
In this Fracking Week in Westminster: Questions, statements and replies about Shale gas wealth fund Role of shale gas in UK future energy Fracking regulations Onshore exploration licences
Updated reaction on govenment ruling over Cuadrilla fracking appeals
Yesterday the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark, announced he would decide the outcome of appeals by Cuadrilla against refusals of planning permission to frack at two sites in Lancashire. DrillOrDrop report
Breaking: Minister to decide Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking appeals
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is to decide Cuadrilla’s appeals against the refusal of planning permission for fracking at two sites near Blackpool.
Government’s fracking regulations threaten National Park protection – Labour peer
A Labour member of the House of Lords has accused the government of weakening the law protecting National Parks through its regulations on fracking.
Fracking Week In Westminster – w/e 20th November 2015
In this Fracking Week in Westminster: Questions and statements on Shale and national security Fracking in Ryedale Carbon capture and storage Divestment from fossil fuels Sovereign wealth fund Coal gasification Fracking in protected areas
Amber Rudd energy policy speech: analysis and reaction
The Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, committed the government to replacing the UK’s coal-fired power stations with gas. But in a speech billed as an “energy policy reset” she made very few references to domestic shale gas.
Fracking week in Westminster – w/e 13th November 2015
In this week’s Fracking Week in Westminster Chris Matheson on his exclusion from an anti-fracking court case Jim Cunningham on estimates of UK energy from shale gas Julie Elliott on government steps to increase UK energy self-sufficiency Alan Whitehead on a ban on fracking in sensitive areas Plus […]
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