Block Cuadrilla’s bid for more time at fracking site – local Conservative MP urges council
Cuadrilla should be refused more time to restore its fracking site in Lancashire, the local Conservative MP has told the county council.
Cuadrilla should be refused more time to restore its fracking site in Lancashire, the local Conservative MP has told the county council.
The Conservative MP heading the Net Zero Scrutiny Group has asked the government what would be needed to ease the controls on fracking.
The operator of a Lincolnshire oil site, where only limited work has been carried out since 2014, has been accused of “planning by stealth”.
The onshore oil and gas industry has “strongly contested” comments made by the former Tory leadership contender, Jeremy Hunt, about drilling plans in Surrey.
Proposals to explore for oil on farmland on the Isle of Wight have been supported by council planners despite potential environmental harm.
Time runs out today for Ineos at a second shale gas site in England.
The Conservative MP who represents Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire has objected to proposals by Egdon Resources for long-term oil production in the village.
A company’s bid to drill for oil on the Isle of Wight has been opposed again by the local MP.
People living near Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site have reacted with concern following news that the Health and Safety Executive is facing questions from MPs about its monitoring of silica sand.
The UK Government “lacks a plan” on how to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, despite setting the target in law almost two years ago, a committee of MPs argued today.