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New UK Law Will "Sneak" Fracking Into Parks

New UK Law Will “Sneak” Fracking Into Parks

By Roy L Hales

British Columbia is not the only place where governments have introduced industry into public parks without seeking public approval. In the face of strong opposition, last January David Cameron’s Conservatives promised there would be “an outright ban on fracking in national parks [and] sites of special scientific interest.” That was before they won a majority in the last election.…

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Lancashire says No To Another Fracking Bid

Lancashire says No To Another Fracking Bid

David Cameron’s government wants LNG, but in what some call a Waterloo for the UK’s hopes to develop natural gas, Lancashire says No to another fracking bid

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The brakes have been put on the UK’s “all-out drive” for shale gas after councillors today rejected a key planning application by fracking firm Cuadrilla to drill in Lancashire.

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UK Government To Make Full Disclosure

UK Government To Make Full Disclosure

Following the release of a highly censored report on fracking impacts,  a public watchdog told the UK Government to Make Full Disclosure.

Originally Published on Click Green

The UK’s transparency watchdog has ruled Ministers must publish the full version of a heavily redacted report into the impacts of fracking following a year-long transparency campaign by Greenpeace UK.

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