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Coalition faces voter backlash over ‘under-house fracking bill’, new poll shows

Last edited 6 May 2014 at 10:21am
6 May, 2014

Government plans to allow fracking companies to drill under people’s homes without their permission are set to run into widespread opposition as a major new poll reveals three quarters (74%) of British people are against the move.

Nearly three quarters of Tory (73%) and Lib Dem (70%) potential voters hold the view that energy companies should have to get permission from owners or residents before drilling for gas under their homes or land, a YouGov survey published today reveals. Only 13% of respondents said energy firms should not be required to have this consent.

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Fracking: 'If you can't get in the front door, just go around to the back'

Posted by kcumming — 19 December 2013 at 1:27pm - Comments
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Yesterday, late afternoon, the government quietly announced it is changing planning rules to allow companies to frack under people’s homes without telling them.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, Fernhurst, fracking, gas, Michael Fallon, Shale gas, underhouse fracking

Greenpeace on Govt plans to open two thirds of England up to fracking

Last edited 17 December 2013 at 2:59pm
17 December, 2013

Responding to DECC's proposals for the new shale gas licensing round, Greenpeace Energy Campaigner Anna Jones said:


Article tagged as: fracking, Michael Fallon, Shale gas

Greenpeace launch of "live" fracking report

Posted by kcumming — 16 December 2013 at 6:58pm - Comments
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Fracking for natural gas in Pennsylvania

Fracking - three years ago most people hadn't even heard of it. Today it's in our papers, our politics and potentially our backyards. The pro-frackers accuse the anti-frackers of misinformation and vice versa. Figures about well numbers, truck movements, jobs and revenue tend to vary wildly. No one has yet gone back and done an assessment of all the evidence. Until now.

Article tagged as: bills, climate, farming, fracking, fracking site, green jobs, hydraulic fracturing, Lancashire, shale, Shale gas, water contamination, West Sussex

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

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