A retired academic has raised enough money to bring a legal challenge against Glasgow University, which he accuses of trying to stifle his opposition to fracking.
A veteran US shale geologist now working with INEOS has raised doubts about fracking in a key area of the UK.
20 events in DrillOrDrop’s weekly roundup, including parliamentary group, shale gas master class, meetings, protests, regulators’ information session and East Yorkshire rally.
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A retired bishop who lives half a mile from Third Energy’s approved fracking site in North Yorkshire told a parliamentary group yesterday that community benefits would not compensate his village for the impacts of fracking.
Opponents of fracking have accused a parliamentary group on shale gas regulation of being biased in favour of the industry and failing to reflect the views of communities that might be affected.
A government energy minister has declined to give details of the acceptable level of fugitive emissions from fracking wells in the UK.
Parliamentary questions, deadlines, meetings, festivals and information stalls in DrillOrDrop’s round up of events this week about fracking, onshore oil and gas and the campaign around them.
A Lancashire opponent of shale gas exploration set off this morning on a 230 mile walk to London, in his words, to “openly bribe” Theresa May not to frack his home.
DrillOrDrop’s digest of the past month’s news about fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas developments in the UK and around the world. Top 10 stories: PM proposes direct payments to residents from shale wealth fund – fracking opponents say its bribery First state in Australia bans fracking […]
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