In the 2017 general election, Theresa May’s Conservatives were the only party to support fracking despite its unpopularity nationwide. Now a new poll shows local residents in Lancashire — an area on the frontline of fracking — are against having shale gas developments near their homes, as Ruth Hayhurst reports for Drill or Drop.
Month: June 2017
Contraflow put in place at Preston New Road fracking site
Two towers and a crate have been built as part of a protest outside the Cuadrilla fracking site, say police. Fylde Officers say that Preston New Road has been partially blocked in the latest ‘lock-on protest’ that is being staged by anti-frackers.
UK anti-fracking campaigners step up protests in July
Opponents of shale gas have promised “an unprecedented month of resistance against fracking in the UK”, starting tomorrow (1 July 2017).
UK anti-fracking campaigners promise to step up protests in July
Fracking protest blocks site
A group of anti-fracking campaigners have blocked part of Preston New Road.
They say that four people are locked on to railings at the Cuadrilla site. They’ve also put up two towers in front of it.
https://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2319456/fracking-protest-blocks-site/
Anti-fracking protest at Wem transport firm
A handful of protesters gathered outside Trevor Pye Transport, on Wem Industrial Estate, which they say has been transporting goods to a fracking site in Lancashire.
“Timing way off” – BHP chair regrets $20bn US fracking spree
(Bloomberg) – BHP Billiton Ltd. Chairman Jacques Nasser said the timing of its $20 billion spree into U.S. shale in 2011 was a misstep and that if the miner could turn the clock back it wouldn’t have invested in the assets.
https://www.biznews.com/briefs/2017/06/29/bhp-chair-20bn-us-fracking/
Fracking ban lauded as a “great victory for local campaigners”
Yesterday’s passing of the Bill to ban onshore fracking has been lauded as “a great victory for local campaigners and a boost for the global climate movement” by a leading environmental organisation.
Carbon and the Election
We human beings are perplexing. We can be remarkably clever, particularly with technology, but it’s outweighed by strong self interest, greed, and concern only for the moment. Holidays are more important than the future as the crowds at Heathrow demonstrate following flight cancellations.
Premier Will Hodgman says Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison’s GST threat won’t affect fracking ban
THE State Government will not reconsider its moratorium on fracking in the light of a threat from the Federal Treasurer that it could prompt a cut in GST distribution.
It’s nonsense to say fracking can be made safe, whatever guidelines we come up with
Can fracking be safe? A new study suggests how fracking – the process of extracting oil and gas trapped in rocks deep underground by blasting water into the rock at high pressure – can be conducted without causing earthquakes, which is one of the most well known concerns. While this kind of research can help produce guidelines to reduce the risks associated with fracking, ultimately, it makes no sense to talk of fracking being entirely “safe”.