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Parliament bid to block fracking Britain fails
2015-01-27 01:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A group of MPs failed to block plans for shale gas fracking in Britain, but the government agreed to tougher regulation and a ban on fracking in national parks. Some 200 protesters including the designer Vivienne Westwood rallied outside parliament as the vote was taking place on Monday, holding up placards and shouting slogans. One sign read "Shut the Frack Up" and a colourful knitted banner read "No to Fracking", an extraction process in which water, sand and chemicals are pumped at high...
UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee calls for fracking ban
2015-01-27 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
A group of UK legislators have proposed a moratorium on shale gas fracking in the country, saying that there are huge uncertainties about its impact on water supplies, air quality and public health.
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UK State Environmental Watchdog Calls for Moratorium on Fracking
2015-01-26 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sputnik: Fracking is the process of extracting gas and oil from shale rock by drilling into the earth. "We cannot allow Britain's national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty to be developed into oil and gas fields ... Parliament should protect the rights of citizens by throwing these changes [eased fracking laws] out when they are debated later today,' EAC head Joan Walley, was quoted as saying in a statement published on the parliament's website. According to the report, the proposed infrastructure...
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U.K. Lawmakers Urge Fracking Delay on Water, Climate Risk
2015-01-26 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Fracking shale for oil and gas should be put on hold in the U.K. because of risks to public health and the environment, a panel of lawmakers said. A moratorium on fracking is needed to prevent the U.K. from missing its carbon targets and allow time to stiffen regulations for the industry, Parliaments cross-party Environmental Audit Committee said in a report Monday. It called for measures including a ban on venting methane, public disclosure of chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing, and a regulatory...
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British lawmakers demand freeze on fracking
2015-01-26 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A committee of British lawmakers demanded a national moratorium on fracking due to environmental concerns on Monday, ahead of a crucial vote intended to boost the shale gas industry. An inquiry by the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, which examines the effect of government policy on the environment, found the extraction and burning of more fossil fuels was contrary to Britain's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It warned that fracking -- in which water, chemicals and sand are...
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