Tag Archives: Incompetence
Cuadrilla scoping their own Environmental Impact assessment
Cuadrilla Resources have applied for an 18 month extension to their planning application at the Banks site in Lancashire. The local council have deemed that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required but instead of getting an independent body with some experience of fracking impacts to do it they have asked Cuadrilla to do it […]
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Cuadrilla are free to frack: Osborne’s plans on shale gas
A lot of noise has been created around George Osborne’s plans for shale gas. A detailed look, however, shows many holes and a tendency to shy away from difficult questions. This DECC document (see Chapter 5) reveals details about possible new regulation, the operation of the next oil and gas licensing round, as well as […]
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Press Release: `Lord Smith` demonstrates his contempt for the environment
The announcement by Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency, that he supports the use of fracking for shale gas in the UK is a further demonstration the gulf between the concerns of ordinary people and the profit driven motivations of government and industry. Frack Off activist Nathan Roberts said “Lord Smith’s endorsement of commercial-scale […]
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