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Fracking bosses: "it's like pushing sh**e uphill"

Posted by kcumming — 6 November 2013 at 12:36pm - Comments
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Two things struck me about the appearance of fracking bosses in front of the House of Lords' Economic Affairs Committee yesterday.

First, these guys are annoyed. Despite best efforts and a lot of bit-chomping, they remain stranded in the shale gas starting blocks, having only managed to drill a total of three exploratory wells in England and partially fracture one. Cuadrilla’s Francis Egan: “I wouldn’t call that an accelerated exploration project”.

Government confirms double standards on fracking and wind

Posted by kcumming — 31 October 2013 at 4:23pm - Comments
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Given its hitherto gung-ho attitude to fracking, it was perhaps no surprise when energy minister Michael Fallon confirmed yesterday that the government is guilty of double standards when it comes to shale gas and renewables.

Article tagged as: fracking, Michael Fallon, onshore wind, Shale gas

The saga of the Energy Bill continues...

Posted by wmccallu — 29 October 2013 at 5:27pm - Comments
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#vote4cleanpower outside the House of Lords

Yesterday I was lucky enough to be in the House of Lords to see the latest instalment of the decarbonisation target saga unfold. This is the target which would see carbon removed from the UK’s electricity system by 2030. It should be in the Energy Bill but isn't, because George Osborne fought to keep it out.

Article tagged as: climate change, conservatives, energy bill, Lib Dems, politics

From Russia with love - letters from the Arctic 30

Posted by efreeman — 29 October 2013 at 2:36pm - Comments

We've received a number of letters now from the Arctic 30. We'd like to share a few highlights from a sample of them. They reveal what life is like for them in Murmansk, and how important your support is to them.

It started with Gazprom and it ends with Gazprom

Posted by victoriah — 24 October 2013 at 4:25pm - Comments
Shell and Gazprom - partners in Arctic drilling?
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It took one call from the crew on Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya rig to have an armed squad of Russia’s special forces there within an hour. The very next day, Russian agents illegally boarded the Arctic Sunrise and arrested all 30 people on board.

The group of 28 activists and two journalists are now being held in Russian jail on trumped-up hooliganism charges, for peaceful protest against drilling for oil in the Arctic.

Article tagged as: arctic, Arctic30, gazprom, oil, shell

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