Scottish government accused of “dilly-dallying” as it delays decision on fracking ban
The Scottish government has delayed its decision on whether to ban fracking.
Council leader says Surrey earthquake link to oil operations cannot be “completely ruled out”
Mole Valley District Council has called for local oil and gas operations to stop if they are implicated in the recent cluster of earthquakes in Surrey.
‘Government is using Lancashire residents as guinea pigs in a fracking impacts experiment’ – doctors
An open letter from two doctors has accused the energy minister, Claire Perry, of using Cuadrilla’s fracking site near Blackpool to study the impact of toxic chemical emissions on people. Consultants’ letter to Claire Perry
Oil exploration should halt immediately in Surrey earthquake zone – geologists
A group of senior geologists has called for an immediate moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the area of Surrey affected by 12 earthquakes in the past four months.
August 2018 drilling headlines
August 2018 sees Cuadrilla prepare to frack its site at Preston New Road. There are meetings to decide oil site proposals in Surrey and Lincolnshire. The latest government survey results on attitudes to shale gas will be published and the outcome of a legal challenge to UKOG’s protest injunction […]
Parliamentary motion calls for fracking buffer zones in former mining areas
MPs from former mining areas are among supporters of a parliamentary motion calling for 500m gaps between fracking and ex collieries.
Campaigners call for fracking moratorium in former mining areas after new report reveals shale gas plans overlooked key geological data
Fracking companies have failed to use all available geological data when applying for planning permission, according to a report launched at Westminster this afternoon.
Minister urged to block extension of Ineos Scottish exploration licence
Fracking Week in Parliament 1 The Scottish Government has been urged to stop exploration for shale gas by Ineos in an area between Glasgow and Falkirk.
“We’d ban fracking if we had the power” – SNP
The Scottish government would ban fracking if it had the legal power to do so, a senior member of the Scottish National Party has said.
When is a ban not a ban? Day 2 of Ineos legal challenge over fracking in Scotland
The Scottish Government created an unlawful policy to prevent fracking in Scotland, the lawyer for two gas companies told the Court of Sessions in Edinburgh today.
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