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Fracking “Paused” In Lancashire But For How Long?
Despite all the hype the fracking “pause” that has just been announced by the UK government is nothing but a press release Continue reading
Despite Largest UK Fracking Earthquake Cuadrilla Wants To Continues Fracking Lancashire
Despite Largest UK Fracking Earthquake Cuadrilla Wants To Continues Fracking Lancashire Continue reading
2.1 Quake Hits Blackpool, Weeton, Westby, Peel, Kirkham, Wrea Green, Great Plumpton and Lytham St Annes.
The size and frequency of seismic events are again ramping up in the area surrounding Preston New Road near Blackpool. More than 90 tremors have occurred since fracking resumed there less than a fortnight ago. These seismic events are just one of numerous impacts that occur at the shale gas exploration stage but are nothing […]
Object To Tamboran Resources Licence Application To Frack Fermanagh
The Northen Ireland Department for the Economy (DfE) has received an application from Tamboran Resources for a Petroleum Licence covering 608 square kilometres of Fermanagh. The comapany plans widespread drilling and testing despite it’s previous failure to drill (at Belcoo Quarry in 2014) when it’s licence was withdrawn in the face of massive community resistance. […]
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Still A UK Threat
Despite underground coal gasifications dismal track record of failed tests and pollution incidents, Councillors in Warwickshire have still approved the technology for inclusion in the Countys minerals plan. This news comes within a month of Queenslands department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy confirming that the state will spend almost $31 million over the next […]
Radioactive Flowback From Hydraulic Fracturing At Preston New Road Near Blackpool Taken To Leeds
Between November 18 2018 and April 19 2019 flowback waste from Cuadrilla’s fracking site in Lancashire was taken to FCC Recycling (UK) Limited at Knostrop in Leeds, the Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed. The waste was carried in tankers on an unknown route on public roads past hundreds of communities. The waste flowback fluid is […]
Fracking Threat To Weald Grows As Horse Hill Plans Advance
Plans for the expansion of the UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) fracking site at Horse Hill in Surrey are slowly moving forward despite delays caused by opposition from local communities, and UKOG is hoping for a decision on the plans later in the year. The planning application is for the retention of the existing […]
Fracking Company Threatening North Yorkshire Communities Sells Up To Americans
Fracking company Third Energy has sold its onshore gas business (PDF), which includes licenses and sites in North Yorkshire (including Kirby Misperton site), to York Energy (UK) Holdings Ltd, an affiliate of an American fracking company Alpha Energy. Third Energy had significant financial difficulties which are stopping it from meeting some financial conditions need for […]