Environment Agency objects again to UKOG’s South Downs oil drilling plans
Plans to produce oil at a site in the South Downs could pose an unacceptable risk to a nearby source of drinking water, the Environment Agency has said.
Breaking: Nottinghamshire planners recommend approval of Tinker Lane shale gas well
Planners at Nottinghamshire County Council are recommending approval of an application by IGas to drill a shale gas well at Tinker Lane, between Blyth and Barnby Moor.
“Safe history of drilling” or “climate threat”? Two views of IGas Notts shale plans
Next week, councillors in Nottinghamshire will decide whether to give the go-ahead to the first shale gas exploration in the county.
What Notts planners say about IGas shale scheme at Misson?
Planners have recommended approval of the first shale gas exploration plans in Nottinghamshire.
Breaking: council votes against Third Energy Yorkshire fracking plan
In the past few minutes, councillors in Ryedale have voted against plans to frack near the village of Kirby Misperton. The district council ‘s planning committee recommended refusal of the scheme by Third Energy to frack its existing KM8 well. The vote was seven for, one abstention and […]
Health data essential to judge impacts of fracking – councillors
Councillors in North Yorkshire want detailed information to be collected about the health of local people before fracking starts.
IGas coal bed methane plans should go ahead, say Trafford planners
Trafford council planners are recommending approval of IGas’s proposed coal bed methane site next to the Davyhulme water treatment works.
