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Fracking DOES cause earthquakes – a battle won in a wider war
Today’s announcement that UK fracker Cuadrilla caused earthquakes at the site of its two test wells is a victory for all fracking activists. Today’s British Geological Survey confirms what activists have been saying for months. Cuadrilla are putting together a report as to how they will avoid causing earthquakes when they drill. In reality their […]
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Cuadrilla`s Three Casings Gambit
Anyone who has been exposed to much of Cuadrilla Resources‘ public relations campaign to persuade people that what they are doing is not very bad is likely to have come across some sort of variant of there might have been a few problems in the US but we use three casings on our wells so […]
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Cuadrilla – inside the management team
Across the Cuadrilla group it’s notable that two directors of the parent company, Cuadrilla Resouce Holdings, also appear as directors of Cuadrilla’s subsidiary companies. This would indicate they are the senior managers responsible for operations on the ground. These directors are Mark Miller and Dennis Carlton. As well as directors of CRH, Miller and Carlton […]
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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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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The timing of Cuadrilla`s test results is no co-incidence
Hearts were in mouths at Cuadrilla. Not because of an upsurge in local oppostion at it’s latest drill site in Lancashire (in the shape of Camp Frack). Nor because of yet more protesters at the announcement of its Lancashire test results. No: management were quaking in their steel toe caps because principal investor AJ Lucas […]
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Cuadrilla suffers near heart attack
Lancashire Fracker Caudrilla suffered a near heart attack two days ago when it’s Australian co-owner, AJ Lucas, (which owns 41% of Cuadrilla) nearly ran out of cash. AJ Lucas’ shares have been suspended from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange since May. The company this year also reported an $11.5m full-year loss. It was imperative, […]
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PRESS RELEASE: National Anti-Fracking Network tells Cuadrilla Resources to “Frack Off”
On Wednesday, as Cuadrilla Resources call a press conference to announce the results of their drilling for shale gas in Lancashire, the national anti-fracking network, Frack Off, demands an end to hydraulic fracturing for shale gas or “fracking” in the UK. In the United States fracking has caused a huge catalogue of problems including poisoning […]