Local councils get bigger slice of fracking cash January 12, 2014 SHALE GAS exploration was given a further boost by the government today, as local councils were told that they could keep 100 per cent of business rates from developed sites. The increase from the current 50 per cent figure could be worth up to £1.7m per year for a typical site, the government claims. “This [...]
Cameron would welcome fracking in his back yard August 19, 2013 DAVID Cameron would welcome fracking for shale gas in his Oxfordshire constituency, his spokesman confirmed yesterday – as protests against the controversial technique hit the City for the first time. Campaigners yesterday superglued themselves together outside the High Holborn offices of PR firm Bell Pottinger, while co-ordinated groups broke into the Lichfield head office of drilling [...]
South east: Fracking will be good for you August 18, 2013 POLITICIANS and businesses have thrown their support behind fracking, insisting the controversial form of gas extraction is vital for the UK’s growth and poses no threat to local communities. Hundreds of protesters yesterday brought the Sussex village of Balcombe to a standstill with a rally against shale gas exploration, and further action is planned [...]
Minister says all of UK must be open for fracking August 8, 2013 NO PART of Britain should be considered off-limits when it comes to fracking for shale gas, the energy minister responsible has told City A.M. Michael Fallon said anywhere with shale gas reserves must be open for drilling, despite concerns about the environmental effect of the process used to extract the fuel. “What would be quite wrong [...]