Review of the Marsh Lane shale gas inquiry
The eight-day inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for the Derbyshire village of Marsh Lane ended at lunchtime today.
Picture post: Downing Street protest over fracking and plastics
Fashion designer, Dame Vivienne Westwood, and her son, Joe Corre, have accused the Government of hypocrisy over its policies on plastics and fracking.
Study on emissions from fossil fuel sites questions policy case for fracking, say researchers
Scientists have called for investigations into the levels of methane released from oil and gas sites after a study concluded that global levels of some hydrocarbons in the atmosphere had been underestimated.
Labour MP tells anti-fracking marchers: ‘You are not alone’
The Bolsolver MP, Dennis Skinner, told several hundred anti-fracking campaigners at a rally in Derbyshire that the Labour Party was behind them.
Weekend Long Read: For all its faults, “fracking” is not the issue here…
Paul Mobbs, of Mobbs’ Environmental Investigations and Research, reflects on a decade of inquiry into fracking for the first in an occasional series of long reads for the weekend.
North Yorkshire prepares for crucial battle that could shape fracking policy across England
Future planning policy for fracking in England could be set in the coming months in the rolling hills and copses of North Yorkshire.
MPs quiz ministers on fracking baselines, monitoring, climate tests and planning changes
Fracking Week in Parliament 6-10 November 2017. The Green Party’s MP, Caroline Lucas, pressed ministers this week on whether Third Energy’s plans for fracking at Kirby Misperton had passed tests required by the regulators.
