It was YOU! Yesterday Cuadrilla announced their decision to pull out of Anna’s Road and to restore the site (as far as is possible) to its greenfield state. Francis Egan claims that the reason for the abandonment is “technical constraints related to wintering birds”. He stated that their planning permission...
Balcombe / Environment / Information Level - Basic / Regulation
by Refracktion · Published September 9, 2013
This comment on Cuadrilla’s record can be found in the comments section of the Daily Telegraph article on Cuadrilla’s most recent breach Let’s be very clear about Cuadrilla’s record. In 2011 their fracking caused earthquakes because they had performed inadequate geological surveys. They deformed their well casing at PH1 well...
Balcombe / Environment / Information Level - Basic / Regulation
by Refracktion · Published September 8, 2013
If you ever wonder if Mark Menzies much hyped “gold standard” of regulation is going to save you from Cuadrilla’s ineptitude here on the Fylde consider this sorry tale: PRESS COMMENT Sunday September 8th FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No FiBS (No Fracking in Balcombe Society) Cuadrilla admitted yesterday that they have...
Action / Balcombe / Campaigning / Information Level - Basic
by Refracktion · Published September 3, 2013
Balcombe NEWSFLASH! – orginally posted on the http://www.frackingdigest.co.uk/ site Cuadrilla have withdrawn their applications for modifying their existing application (6 months extra time, and the modified flaring). That’s the good news. The bad news is that they plan to put in a new application, on 27th September. It might take...
The recent debacle in Balcombe where the Environment agency found itself asleep at the wheel until Friends of the Earth alerted it to shortcomings in its own permitting for Cuadrilla’s current exploration operations, shows us how ludicrous Mr Cameron’s rhetoric that “No regulation must get in the way” of shale...
Anna's Road / Dangers / Environment / Health Risks / Industry Tactics / Information Level - Medium / Political Issues / Regulation / Water Pollution
by Refracktion · Published May 13, 2013
Two months ago we posed the question of why Cuadrilla were claiming to be voluntarily delaying their drilling at Anna’s Road Now, they had been waiting rather impatiently for nearly 2 years for the unofficial ban on fracking to be lifted. They messed up their drilling at Anna’s road and...
We are starting to get concerned about the welfare of Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla. We have noted before that there seems to be something going around locally which makes people forget things that they said recently and then say something which contradicts it shortly afterwards. Our MP, Mark Menzies,...
Anna's Road / Information Level - Basic / Political Issues / Regulation
by Refracktion · Published March 13, 2013
Reported in the LEP last night: http://www.lep.co.uk/news/business/fracking-plans-put-on-hold-for-new-report-1-5491568 The company behind Lancashire’s controversial ‘fracking’ industry has put its exploration plans on hold until next year. Cuadrilla Resources has revealed it will not carry out hydraulic fracturing at the site at Anna’s Road, near Lytham, until 2014 as it puts together an...
Anna's Road / Dangers / Environment / Information Level - Medium / Public Opinion / Regulation
by Refracktion · Published March 1, 2013
In this situation engaging with the regulatory regime and trying to ensure that we are properly protected is not compromising ideals, it is being realistic and responsible. Failing to do so would be irresponsible and self-indulgent.
Anna's Road / Meetings / Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published January 26, 2013 · Last modified January 27, 2013
Cuadrilla is about to submit a planning application for horizontal fracturing at Annas Road site, but they say “Before Cuadrilla submits the planning application to Lancashire County Council, the company would like to give residents living in the area around the site an opportunity to find out more about what...
“They are lifting the ban, but they cannot supply the evidence, and the British Geological Survey report published today certainly does not do it. So in the absence of the evidence, his approach is to change the safety limits.
I look forward to him and his colleagues explaining his charter for earthquakes to the people of Lancashire, Yorkshire, the midlands, Sussex, Dorset and, indeed, Somerset who will be part of his dangerous experiment. Let me tell the Conservatives that we will hang this broken promise round their necks in every part of the country between now and the next general election."
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"Additional UK production won’t materially affect the wholesale market price. This includes fracking – UK producers won’t sell shale gas to UK consumers below the market price. They’re not charities."
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