Planners oppose oil test plans at Balcombe: “not in public interest” and “not appropriate to area”
Proposals to test the Balcombe oil well in West Sussex would compromise the protected landscape of the High Weald, council planners said today.
Breaking: Planning inspector approves Ineos shale gas plans for Harthill
Ineos has received planning permission to explore for shale gas at a site in the village of Harthill in South Yorkshire.
12 new fracking studies: resource, attitudes, impacts and regulation
This round-up looks at studies about fracking published in the past month. Please let us know if we’ve missed a report you think should be included. Click here to get in touch.
Fracking timeline August 2013
23/8/13 Costs reach £2.3m Sussex Police says the cost of policing protests at Balcombe has risen to £2.3m and is likely to reach £3.7m. It says the cost of the six-day Reclaim the Power camp, which ended on Wednesday August 21st, were £1.5m, including help from ten other […]
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