shale gas
Energy
Changes to planning rules would give Business Secretary final decision on major fracking projects in England, in a move campaigners argue would bypass local concerns
19 July 2018
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3 min read
Politics
Energy and Clean Growth Minister stresses need for ambitious climate policy, but doubles down on support for fracking
21 June 2018
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5 min read
Infrastructure
Written Statement sets out plans to accelerate fracking development, as critics accuse ministers of undermining green rhetoric
17 May 2018
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6 min read
Infrastructure
Director of Third Energy, which wants to frack in North Yorkshire, is Conservative donor
19 February 2018
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2 min read
Policy
BEIS is planning to re-jig public energy and climate change surveys to bring it up to speed with government priorities
16 February 2018
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2 min read
Infrastructure
David Powell of the New Economics Foundation explains how opposition to fracking is only heading in one direction - and a tipping point for the frackers could soon be reached
14 February 2018
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6 min read
Energy
Greenpeace uncovers report which suggests government now expects just 17 shale gas and oil sites to be up and running by the end of the decade
12 February 2018
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3 min read
Energy
Amid recent planning rejections for gas testing in England and questions over fracking firms' financial stability, green campaigners believe the tide is turning in their favour
30 January 2018
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11 min read
Energy
County council grants temporary permission to fracking firm Cuadrilla for shale gas exploration in Balcombe, despite thousands of objections from local residents
09 January 2018
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3 min read
Energy
Firms leading UK push for shale gas say 'we will see results next year' after 12 months of opposition, protests and a ban in Scotland
27 December 2017
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5 min read
