shale gas
Infrastructure
Climate campaigners erect 10-metre replica of fracking rig outside Houses of Parliament on first day of Cuadrilla appeal into Lancashire planning application refusal
09 February 2016
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2 min read
Infrastructure
Ministerial proposals to re-classify shale gas wells as 'nationally significant infrastructure' would remove planning responsibility from local councils
01 February 2016
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2 min read
Energy
Phasing-out of coal and nuclear reactors without alternatives will combine to create a supply crunch in a decade's time, report predicts
26 January 2016
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3 min read
Energy
More than 90 new licenses for onshore oil and gas exploration released today as ministers seek to inject fresh optimism into UK fracking industry
17 December 2015
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Infrastructure
BREAKING Controversial proposals on fracking have been approved but campaigners say drinking water could be at risk
16 December 2015
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Energy
Industry-backed group says exploratory drilling essential for mapping size of potential industry, but insists large-scale drilling should only go ahead under stricter regulatory regime
15 December 2015
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Infrastructure
BBC reports Lancashire County Council has been informed ministers will make final decision on controversial Cuadrilla fracking plans
27 November 2015
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Legislation
Fracking in Sites of Special Scientific Interest and other protected areas will be banned in latest shale gas policy reversal, but green campaigners warn more stringent regulation still needed
05 November 2015
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Energy
UPDATED Averil Macdonald says women are less likely to be pursuaded by the facts around shale gas exploration than men
23 October 2015
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Energy
Averil Macdonald's suggestion women oppose fracking because they don't understand it only harms the shale gas industry she is trying to champion
23 October 2015
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