Opponents lobby councillors ahead of Burniston meeting
Anti-fracking campaigners are gathering outside a crucial meeting in Scarborough to voice their opposition to gas plans in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Anti-fracking campaigners are gathering outside a crucial meeting in Scarborough to voice their opposition to gas plans in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Two campaign groups have urged councillors to block fracking plans later this week for the village of Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Fracking should be defined by what it does and what it is for – not by how much fluid it uses, the government has been advised.
A revised official report on plans for gas drilling and fracking in Burniston, North Yorkshire, was published today ahead of next week’s decision meeting.
A leading geologist has warned that plans for lower-volume fracking in northern England could cause earthquakes as large and unpredictable as high volume operations.
A large landslip at fragile cliffs near the site of plans to drill and frack for gas has alarmed residents in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
The major backer of oil and gas production in East Yorkshire has announced a share placing to raise £1.1m.
East Yorkshire this afternoon unanimously opposed fracking in the county.
Plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire are likely to be decided next month (April).