Scottish National Party MSPs abstained from a vote in which a narrow majority supported an outright ban on fracking.
Continue ReadingThe North Yorkshire county council has officially given the go ahead for the first fracking tests in the UK for five years, amid…
Continue ReadingPlans to start fracking tests near the North York Moors National Park have received official recommendation, despite widespread protests.
Continue ReadingSupport for Fracking in UK Drops to Record Low
Written by Danny Lord in Climate Change Government Policy
The latest data from the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s public attitudes tracker has shown that the number of people who oppose…
Continue ReadingCuadrilla Claims Friends of the Earth ‘Misled’ Regulator
Written by Danny Lord in Climate Change Government Policy
The decision to refuse fracking companies permission to drill in areas of Lancashire has been described by the council as “democracy in action”…
Continue ReadingFollowing hot on the heels of former Environmental Agency chair Lord Smith’s report that offered conditional endorsement for shale gas production, MPs have…
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