Frack site restoration record
DrillOrDrop will be posting updates here as a record of the clean-up of Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
Fencing being removed at frack site
Fencing at Cuadrilla’s controversial former fracking site in Lancashire is being dismantled and removed.
Energy minister downplays earthquake risk of lower-volume fracking
The UK energy minister has suggested that lower-volume fracking does not have the same earthquake risk as hydraulic fracturing for shale gas.
Frack site restoration timetable starts today
The countdown to restoration of the Preston New Road former fracking site near Blackpool is underway.
Egdon seeks to keep abandoned Lincolnshire well pad
The company that gave up on oil operations in the protected landscape of the Lincolnshire Wolds is now trying to keep the abandoned well pad.
Official climate advice on onshore oil and gas underestimates risks – campaign group
The campaign group behind a landmark legal judgement on carbon emissions has criticised official advice to government on the climate impact of onshore oil and gas.
Prize winner sends solidarity message to Burniston opponents
Campaigners opposed to plans to drill and frack for gas in a North Yorkshire village have received a message of solidarity from a winner of the world’s foremost environmental award.
Government urged to rewrite definition of fracking
Fracking should be defined by what it does and what it is for – not by how much fluid it uses, the government has been advised.
Updated: Cliff falls near Burniston frack site alarm villagers
A large landslip at fragile cliffs near the site of plans to drill and frack for gas has alarmed residents in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Council warned of legal “minefield” over Burniston fracking definition
Council planners who have backed plans for lower-volume fracking in North Yorkshire have been warned they risk opening a “can of worms” over legal definitions.
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