Lancashire fracking support group to be “wound down”
The pro-fracking group, Lancashire For Shale, which has backed Cuadrilla’s shale gas site near Blackpool, is reportedly being disbanded.
Campaigners accuse regulator of failing to assess fracking risk to nuclear station
The safety regulator for the nuclear industry has no information about the risk of earth tremors from fracking near the Hinkley Point power station, a campaign group has revealed.
PNR tremor tracker 2019
This post tracks earth tremors induced by the second phase of fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site in Lancashire.
All consents in place to frack again in Lancashire, says Cuadrilla
Shale gas regulators have cleared the way for the second phase of fracking at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, near Blackpool, the company said today.
48% oppose change to fracking earth tremor rules – new poll
Calls by the shale gas industry to relax the rules on earth tremors induced by fracking are not widely supported by the public, according to a new poll.
Surrey earthquakes unlikely to be caused by oil activity, say researchers
A new study has found no clear links between the recent swarm of earth tremors in Surrey and local oil drilling activity.
Letter reveals Cuadrilla is running out of time to frack Blackpool wells
Cuadrilla looks likely to miss the planning deadline to frack its second shale gas well at Preston New Road, in Lancashire, correspondence has revealed.
