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Scottish Government's Position on Fracking Remains Unclear
The Scottish Government have been accused of kicking the issue of fracking into the long grass.Alex Salmond said recently:“I think fracking has a long way to go before it convinces populations across...
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Who is Cuadrilla’s New Chairman, Roy Franklin?
Last week it was announced that Roy Franklin OBE, age 61, had been appointed as the new Chairman of Cuadrilla Resources. Franklin originally joined the board of Cuadrilla Resources back in 2012.Unlike...
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Anti-Fracking Activists-Turned-Politicians Challenged MPs at the Polls in...
While climate change barely got a mention in the national election debates, in Lancashire the issue of fracking was by no means sidelined in the run-up to election night.Since the news of Lancashire...
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Wave of Fracking Applications Submitted Since Conservative Election Win
Since the Conservatives won a majority in the general election just over three weeks ago, there has been an increase in the number of planning applications submitted relating to hydraulic...
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ExxonMobil ‘Nimby’ CEO Makes Fresh Calls for Fracking in Europe
Rex Tillerson, chief executive of ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil company, has called for European governments to support fracking, despite being called out as a ‘nimby’ last year.Speaking at the...
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UK Climate Deniers Invite American Sceptic Judith Curry to Speak in the House...
Lord Lawson’s climate denial charity, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), invited climate sceptic Judith Curry, a professor of School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute...
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Fracking Focus Shifts to Yorkshire as Pro- and Anti-Fracking Groups Emerge
Yorkshire county has become the new focal point of the UK fracking debate after Cuadrilla’s planning applications in Lancashire were defeated over two weeks ago.Third Energy’s application to...
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Edelman's Ties to Fracking and Climate Denial Still Cause for Concern, New...
Edelman PR’s credibility continues to wane as two separate petitions highlight the company’s ongoing support for the fossil fuel industry – in particular, its relationship as secretariat to the Task...
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Renewable Energy Triumphs in Lancashire as Solar Farm is Approved Next to...
Anti-Fracking campaigners have welcomed a local council’s decision to approve the development of a solar farm just across the road from where Cuadrilla has spent years trying to get permission to carry...
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EU Countries Failing to Implement European Commission’s ‘Weak’ Fracking...
The European Commission’s (EC) guidelines on fracking are being criticised as weak and vague, and have been found to be widely ignored by EU member states, according to a report published today.The...
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