Cuadrilla have submitted a scoping document to LCC. In this document they define what they believe should be included in and, rather importantly excluded from any Environmental Impact Assessment that they are made to undertake. So what did Cuadrilla want to exclude? Socio Economic Impacts; Landscape and visual assessment; Noise;...
After Professor Mike Stephenson’s talk at Lancaster Radio Lancashire undertook a Vox Pop which seems to pretty much accord with our correspondent’s report. Those interviewed remained unconvinced by Professor Stephenson’s attempts to convince us that fracking is safe. This was broadcast on Graham Liver’s programme on Radio Lancashire the next...
Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Political Issues / Uncategorized
by Refracktion · Published January 12, 2013
The Financial Times reported yesterday that Cuadrilla Resources, the only company drilling for shale gas in the UK, is in talks to sell a stake to a big energy group, underscoring the growing investor interest in the UK’s shale gas reserves. … Another person familiar with the matter said one...
Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Public Opinion / Uncategorized
by Refracktion · Published January 6, 2013
We think we should add our praise to that lavished on Cuadrilla by Fylde Mayor Coun Heather Speak. They are quite amazing really! As we can see in the article from the Lytham St Annes Express shown below, Cuadrilla not only damaged the small community area in Treales – they...
Political Issues / Regulation / Uncategorized
by Refracktion · Published December 12, 2012 · Last modified December 13, 2012
How very disappointing to read Mark Menzies MP’s comment in the Lytham St Annes Express about how satisfied he is about the creation of The Office for Unconventional Gas. One of those positives of course was the creation of the Office for Unconventional Gas – a direct response I feel...
Anna's Road / Information Level - Basic / Public Opinion / Uncategorized
by Refracktion · Published December 1, 2012
As part of a national day of protest against Fracking, local residents from Lytham and St Annes’ met at St Anne’s railway station this morning for a good natured march to the rig at Anna’s Road. The weather was perfect – but then they do say that the sun shines...
“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."
Parliament 22 September 2022
"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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"Those who are prepared to organise to be more effective and more efficient should be able to reap substantially the rewards of that boldness ...
Take power now. Don’t let yourself, any longer, be ruled by someone else"
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