Misson decision day: key facts on IGas shale plan meeting
Nottinghamshire councillors meet in the morning to decide on the county’s first shale gas planning application.
Nottinghamshire councillors meet in the morning to decide on the county’s first shale gas planning application.
In this week’s Fracking Week in Parliament: Scottish Conservatives accuse the Scotland’s First Minister of “double-standards” over shale. She accuses them of wanting to “ride roughshod” over local opinion and concerns. Read the full exchange here.
The shale company IGas has raised questions about its ability to operate as a going concern.
Next week, councillors in Nottinghamshire will decide whether to give the go-ahead to the first shale gas exploration in the county.
Planners have recommended approval of the first shale gas exploration plans in Nottinghamshire.
An anti-fracking campaigner has been served with court papers during a tea party protest opposite Buckingham Palace.
Planners at Nottinghamshire County Council are recommending approval of a planning application by IGas to drill for shale gas at Misson in north Nottinghamshire.
The front page of today’s Times reports that the Advertising Standards Authority has backed complaints about an anti-fracking leaflet by Friends of the Earth.
The shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary confirmed this morning that the next Labour government would ban fracking.
In this week’s Fracking Week in Parliament: The Scottish Government, fracking and INEOS shipments Lobbying for shale gas in the European Commission