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.
Go-ahead to monitoring at potential fracking site in Nottinghamshire – full report
IGas cleared the first hurdle to fracking in north Nottinghamshire this morning with the approval of its application for groundwater monitoring at a site earmarked for shale gas extraction.
Decision on Third Energy fracking plans delayed again
A decision on Third Energy’s plans to frack for shale gas in Ryedale could now be delayed until March.
Planners recommend IGas monitoring boreholes for Misson shale site
Councillors are being recommended to approve IGas’s plan for up to 12 groundwater monitoring boreholes at a proposed shale gas site in north Nottinghamshire.
Fracking Week in Westminster – w/e 8th January 2016
In the first Fracking Week in Westminster of 2016: How one MP fears the Housing and Planning Bill could be used to promote fracking sites Measures to ban on shale gas drill in protected areas Call for a bespoke regulatory regime and independent monitoring for shale gas sites […]
Photos: Recent flooding in Fylde fracking areas
Opponents of fracking in Lancashire have again called for a moratorium – this time after heavy rain flooded land in areas earmarked for shale gas exploration.
INEOS interview: Company spotlight turns to English shale gas areas
The Swiss-based chemicals company, INEOS, looks unlikely to commit to shale gas surveying in Scotland until it knows whether the country’s moratorium on fracking will be lifted. A senior executive told DrillOrDrop he expects the company’s shale business will concentrate next on Cheshire and other areas of England, […]
Messages on energy from Blackpool and Westminster
The government announced yesterday that Blackpool would become a centre of excellence for the energy sector. At the same time, a campaigner from the town invited the Prime Minister to explain the need for a shale gas industry in the area.
Update on fracking and conventional oil and gas planning applications
Third Energy application to frack at Kirby Misperton Councillors in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire agreed last night to delay making a recommendation on Third Energy’s plans to frack for shale gas at Kirby Misperton.
Government’s double U-turn makes fracking rules even more complicated
When is a frack not a frack? And why are some protected areas more protected than others? This post looks at the inconsistencies of some of the rules on fracking.
DRILL OR DROP? 