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United Kingdom: Manchester fracking protesters park bus across IGas drilling site
2013-12-18 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardiak: Anti-fracking protesters trying to stop an oil drilling operations in Salford have parked a bus across the site. The campaigning group Platform said that there were five people locked to the bus, which is reportedly blocking the entrance at the Barton Moss site run by IGas. The action follows a similar one on Monday, when protesters temporarily blocked the heavily fortified site by dumping a 17-metre wind turbine blade. The blade was subsequently removed. Wednesday's protest comes as a government-commissioned...
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Government Map Shows 60% of UK's Land to Be Available for Fracking
2013-12-18 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Two-thirds of the UK's land will be available for fracking companies to license, a government map published on Tuesday shows, with new areas opened up in the Midlands, Cumbria and Wales. Ministers said major energy companies had expressed interest in new shale gas licences and up to 150 applications are expected, which could cover about 15% of the UK. Almost 1bn of financial incentives and revenues could be injected into local communities that accept fracking, according to a new assessment...
VIDEO: Where is best for fracking in the UK?
2013-12-17 21:59:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
BBC reporter John Moylan visits the British Geological Survey to find out which areas of the UK offer the best potential for fracking.
Half UK 'suitable for fracking'
2013-12-17 18:24:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A new report says UK fracking expansion will increase truck movements and water use, but that the environmental impacts will be "manageable".
UK's Cameron to EU: Don't stifle fracking with new laws
2013-12-17 14:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned the European Commission not to propose European Union-wide legislation to regulate the nascent fracking industry, saying such a move could create uncertainty and stifle investment. The rising cost of energy bills is a big issue ahead of a 2015 election and Cameron is keen to tap Britain's large resources of shale gas to shore up the country's energy security as its North Sea oil reserves decline. In January, the European Commission, the EU executive,...
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