Gloucestershire says no to fracking and 87,000 call on Wiltshire to do the same
Gloucestershire councillors are to call on the government to ban fracking in their county.
INEOS interview: Company spotlight turns to English shale gas areas
The Swiss-based chemicals company, INEOS, looks unlikely to commit to shale gas surveying in Scotland until it knows whether the country’s moratorium on fracking will be lifted. A senior executive told DrillOrDrop he expects the company’s shale business will concentrate next on Cheshire and other areas of England, […]
Top 10 posts of 2015
The most viewed posts on DrillOrDrop in 2015 all reported on MPs and their attitudes to fracking.
Fracking week in Westminster – w/e 13th November 2015
In this week’s Fracking Week in Westminster Chris Matheson on his exclusion from an anti-fracking court case Jim Cunningham on estimates of UK energy from shale gas Julie Elliott on government steps to increase UK energy self-sufficiency Alan Whitehead on a ban on fracking in sensitive areas Plus […]
Hull councillors approve anti-fracking policy
Hull City Council came a step closer to adopting a policy against fracking this morning.
Updated: MP’s Ryedale meeting hears demands for halt to fracking
A bad—tempered meeting of 250 people in the North Yorkshire market town of Malton last night questioned the need and the desirability of fracking.
Updated: More reaction to Ryedale fracking ban
Opponents of Third Energy’s plans to frack a well at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire are celebrating this morning after Ryedale District Council voted for a five-year moratorium on fracking. But Third Energy, which has applied to frack in Ryedale, said there were no grounds for the vote. It […]
Ryedale council votes for 5-year ban on fracking
The North Yorkshire council which includes the village where Third Energy has applied to frack voted this evening for a five-year moratorium on the technique.
Edinburgh geology professor calls for fracking ban to investigate risks of faults
As Lancashire councillors prepare to decide on Cuadrilla’s fracking applications, a senior academic has called for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until more information is known about the risks of contamination.
Government rejects MPs’ call for fracking ban
The government has rejected arguments for a moratorium on fracking and stricter regulation made by MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee.
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