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Cuadrilla`s Big Gas Results: the devil in the details
Cuadrilla’s press conference and wine and dine dinner hosted for councilors of all levels last Wednesday in Blackpool was aimed at bigging up the benefits of ‘new gas’ in the UK in order to win over investors as well as the local authorities sitting on planning application boards of the proposed sites. Figures were drawn […]
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Tagged Bubble & Bust, Cuadrilla
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What fracking chemicals does Cuadrilla use?
The short answer to that only Cuadrilla Resources, and perhaps its contractors, know and they have not been particularly forthcoming on this question, while simultaneously proclaiming that they are being extremely open on the issue. Some information is available on Cuadrilla’s website but that does not seem to be entirely consistent with what the have […]
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Tagged Cuadrilla, Impacts, Regulation?
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Some more things wrong with fracking!
Just in case you were worried that the staged PR blitz by Cuadrilla Resources, announcing a huge find of shale gas under Lancashire, to try to keep one of its main investors off life support, meant that there isn’t any horribly depressing articles cataloging problems with fracking to read, we bring you a choice selection […]
Blackpool Tower banner drop climbers in court on Tues
On the 6th of August anti-fracking campaigners climbed 500 feet to hang two banners from Blackpool Tower to raise awareness of the huge issues associated with the gas extraction method. A trial relating to the banner drop is being held in Fleetwood Magistrates Court next Tuesday 27th September at 9.45 am. There is one day […]
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Tagged Direct Action, Resistance
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Why does Cuadrilla own an old gas well near Elswick in Lancashire?
The Elswick-1 gas well was completed and stimulated by Independent Energy in 1993. The gas field, which was commissioned in 1996, produces gas from a low permeability sandstone reservoir at a depth of around 4000 ft and is used to generate power which is fed into the electricity grid. It has generated around 1 MW […]
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Tagged Cuadrilla, Lancashire, North West, System Failure
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Frack Off to Camp Frack
Fracking is coming What is Fracking Why we need to fight Fracking Frack Off – direct action network Lancashire: The front line Camp Frack – 17/18th Sept, Lancashire Transport to the camp Workshops in the Frack Off space Fracking is coming Fracking is coming to the British Isles but if we act now we CAN […]
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Tagged Fracking (Shale and Coal Bed Methane), Resistance
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