Tag: countryside

Quote of the Day: 26 days later

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 20, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Even before the arrest yesterday of the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas – for illegally blocking the entry to the drilling site, along with other protesters – it was clear that any rational debate [about shale gas exploration] had been drowned out by a shrieking chorus of environmental […]

Fracking timeline July 2013

By Ruth Hayhurst on August 15, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

11/7/2013 Amended planning permission. Cuadrilla Resources Ltd applies (WSCC/061/13/BA) for an amendment to condition 2 of its original planning permission (WSCC/027/10/BA). The company wants an extension in the time for the drilling and testing programme and site restoration from 36 months to 42 months from the start of […]