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Cuadrilla Resources seeks approval for shale gas fracking in Lancashire, UK
2013-07-09 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
UK energy company Cuadrilla Resources has announced that it will apply for planning consent to undertake hydraulic fracturing and testing of the shale at its Grange Hill exploration well in Lancashire.
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Will fracking in Lancashire's green hills solve Britain's energy crisis?
2013-07-07 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For a site symbolising a future that will either poison our countryside or bring us unlimited amounts of cheap, pollution-free energy, Elswick is a distinctly underwhelming destination for a visit. The gas-power station, owned by the UK drilling company Cuadrilla, lies in the Fylde area of Lancashire and consists of a large square of cleared ground, a few cabins and some metal pipes. For most of the week, the site surrounded by farmland is unmanned. Yet according to Cuadrilla, Elswick is a...
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Company to apply for more fracking
2013-07-05 12:21:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The shale gas company Cuadrilla announces its intention to apply for planning consent for more test drilling in Lancashire.
Sacked French Environment Minister blames fracking push
2013-07-05 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The fallout from the firing of French Environment Minister Delphine Batho earlier this week has escalated, with the ousted minister accusing the shale gas and nuclear industries of contributing to her downfall. In a press conference yesterday, Batho told reporters that the "battle crystallised notably on the question of shale gas and more discreetly on the reduction of nuclear in France." In comments reported by the Bloomberg news agency she added that "these forces that I am talking about wanted...
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Josh Foxs Gasland II to expose power politics of fracking
2013-07-04 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Pictures of flames shooting out of a tap in Josh Fox`s Oscar-nominated first film about the natural gas boom helped make fracking a household word in America. Gasland Part II, scheduled to air on HBO on July 8, aims to expose the money and political power driving the rush to gas -- although it does also feature pictures of a homeowner in Texas lighting his garden hose on fire. "This isn`t just about fracking at all anymore. This is about our system of government, and this is about climate change,"...
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