…and the more I find out the less I know” So being interested to get to the bottom of a few Cuadrilla communication issues which has arisen I called the Community Information line on Friday last week. Here’s how it went: JM: Hello – Community Information line JH:...
We know how keen Cuadrilla are to use rubgy pitches as a comparison so it seems appropriate to use them as a metaphor here. The posts do seem to be moving before the referee has even allowed the game to start. As far as we are aware the planning permission...
So Cuadrilla have started work at Preston New Road and have written to local councillors to let them know. (It seems local residents have not yet been informed) They include a reassuring statement about the size of the site. “WORK BEGINS AT PRESTON NEW ROAD EXPLORATION SITE I am writing...
Wishing our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Frack Free New Year – we have updated our favourite carol to reflect this year’s events The First Nowell The First “No Well”, the Angels did say Was to certain poor frackers in fields as they lay In fields where they...
“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself.” St Augustine So now the dust has settled a bit on Friday’s proceedings at Preston Courthouse in the matter of Cuadrilla V Tina Rothery, what do we know?...
Alexander Pope’s line was borrowed back in the 60s in the Times newspaper (when it still had a decent reputation) to ridicule the prosecution and imprisonment of Mick Jagger for possession of Italian pep pills (benzedrine). In 2016 the line resonates with those of us who are aghast to see...
Industry Tactics / Media / Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 17, 2016
We learned this week that Lancashire for Shale, a new pro-shale group funded by local businesses and industry, held its launch reception yesterday evening (25th July 2016) for Lancashire firms at the White Tower restaurant in Blackpool to call on local and national decision-makers to get behind onshore natural gas...
Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published May 24, 2016 · Last modified May 26, 2016
Much has already been written about yesterday’s decision at NYCC, so I am going to concentrate on one statement that particularly struck me during the day. I was sure I heard Ken Cronin of UKOOG explaining that UKOOG were working on the assumption that pad density would be “approximately 10...
Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published March 22, 2016 · Last modified March 23, 2016
Unless I am misunderstanding something it seems that China still has its eyes firmly on UK shale assets. This was made clear as long ago as 2011 in an article in the Guardian This week it seems they nibbled a bit more off AJ Lucas (and by extension the Bowland...
Today whoever runs the industry mouthpiece at BackingFracking, became overwrought – maybe he had been watching the webcast of the closing submissions by PNR and FoE which comprehensively demolished Cuadrilla’s grounds for appeal, or maybe he’s listened to Babs Murphy and her unconvincing submissions for too long – I know...
“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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"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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