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INEOS counter demos
Ineos are holding “Community Engagement” meetings across Scotland. This public relations exercise dreamt up by Ineos is intended to convince residents that fracking is a good idea. Ineos want to open the door for drilling across the Central Belt and have plans to buy more licences and drill thousands of wells across the UK. Event […]
Increased Radon Levels Linked to Fracking
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives links elevated levels of radioactive radon in Pennsylvania homes to the flurry of fracking wells drilled across the state. Continue reading
Cheshire Anti-Fracking Camp One Year Old Today
Upton Community Protection Camp, near Chester, has now been protecting the area from fracking for 12 months. The camp occupies the site of a coalbed methane (CBM) exploration site planned by IGas Energy. This is an awesome feat and one that absolutely needs celebrating. The land the camp is one has ALL the licences required […]
Chemical Company Ineos New Fracking Threat After Deal
Fracking company IGas has signed a £30m deal with chemical company Ineos, owners of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Scotland. The tie-up is designed to expand IGas’s fracking efforts with Ineos pledging an additional £138m to fund IGas exploration in the North West and East Midlands regions in England. The deal gives Ineos access to […]
Central Government Take Over Of Shropshire Fracking Application
A planning application for a coalbed methane (CBM) exploration well at Dudleston in Shropshire has been called in and will now be decided by central government rather than the local council. If the planning decision hadn’t been taken to appeal by fracking company Dart Energy, Shropshire County Council would have rejected the application for exploratory […]
Decision On Lancashire Fracking Applications Deferred
At last minute Lancashire County Council decides to defer consideration of Cuadrilla’s fracking applications for at least 2 months to allow the company time to amend their applications. There was a massive demonstration by local communities out side County Hall, including an anti-fracking tractor-run by local farmers along the main-road outside of council building! The […]