Fewer people happy about living near a fracking site than a nuclear reactor – new poll
Just one in seven women would be happy about living within five miles of a fracking site, according to a new opinion poll.
Lib Dems publish manifesto with a pledge to oppose fracking
The Lib Dems became the second party in two days to publish a manifesto with an anti-fracking pledge.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 9-13 January 2017
In the first Fracking Week in Parliament of 2017, MPs question the climate change minister over whether the Green Investment Bank will be allowed to fund fracking.
Lancashire MP tops 2016 table for parliamentary fracking questions
The Conservative MP for the area where Cuadrilla wants to frack in Lancashire asked the most parliamentary questions about shale gas and fracking in 2016.
Fracking Week in Parliament – week ending 8 July 2016
Top stories in this Fracking Week in Politics: Government statements on the Committee on Climate Change report on shale gas Roger Godsiff on local views and Cuadrilla’s Lancashire appeals Callum McCaig on Freedom of Information and commercial sensitivity Chris Matheson on “back-door” tax breaks for fracking Lord Maude on speeding up […]
Fracking Week in Parliament – fortnight ending 10 June 2016
Fracking Week in Politics is back with: Mark Williams on environmental impact assessments for fracking Cat Smith on the impact of fracking on coastal tourism Murdo Fraser and Liam Kerr on jobs from fracking in Scotland Links to our reports on key debates in the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland […]
Fracking Weeks in Parliament – fortnight ending 22 April 2016
In this Fracking Week in Politics: Julie Cooper on the Shale Wealth Fund and the Northern Power House Michelle Donelan on community consultation and protection for historic towns Jim Shannon on buffer zones around shale sites Debates on fracking and the UK steel industry Amendments on fracking in […]
