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Fracking Scotland: Shale Report Signals Third Threat

Fracking Scotland: Shale Report Signals Third Threat

…is still not the full extent of the threat to central Scotland due to the UCG licences in the Firth of Forth. Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) which involves setting fire to coal seams underground in order to extract gas is probably the most frightening threat to the UK. The highly toxic and unstable process has resulted in a string of explosions and contamination incidents in the small scale tests that have been carried out across the globe s… Continue reading

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Fracking Threat In The North West

Fracking Threat In The North West

…the coal authority has also given away two Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) licences in the North West. A UCG licence in Liverpool Bay has been issued to Australian company Riverside Energy and another to Cluff Natural Resources in the Dee Estuary. UCG involves using similar drilling technology to inject air into coal seams and set them on fire underground, in order to extract synthetic gas. Previous small scale tests of UCG in places like Que… Continue reading

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