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How many jobs might fracking bring to the UK?

Employment

How many jobs might fracking bring to the UK?

At the public session of the inquiry I gave a presentation to the Inspector on what the industry’s own figures might suggest as a reasonable estimate for the number of jobs that fracking might create in the UK – direct, indirect and induced (or in layman’s terms, within the fracking...

The blame game

Employment / Industry Tactics / Information Level - Basic / Preston New Road / Public Opinion / Roseacre Wood

The blame game

The pro-fracker’s latest PR stunt is to try to profit from the misfortune of a PR Marriott employee who has been made redundant by trying to lay the entire blame for this on Lancashire County Council (for having refused permission to Cuadrilla to sink exploration wells last July), and by...

So what did the government NOT want you know about the impacts of fracking?

Accidents / Air Polllution / Chemicals / Dangers / Earthquakes / Employment / Energy Prices / Environment / Health Risks / House Prices / Industry Tactics / Information Level - Medium / Political Issues / Property Damage / Public Opinion / Radioactivity / Roseacre Wood / Uncategorized / Water Pollution

So what did the government NOT want you know about the impacts of fracking?

The Report on The Shale Gas Rural Economy impacts was published in heavily redacted form, generating a storm of protest in March 2014. Over a year later, and coincidentally just after the LCC decisions on Cuadrilla’s two development site applications, on July 1st 2015, the full report was finally published....

Poor Yosser!

Campaigning / Employment / Industry Tactics

Poor Yosser!

Yesterday signs began appearing in Elswick much to the delight of our old friend the Reverend Roberts. He does always seem to be the first to know when local anti-fracking signs are damaged or the occasional pro-fracking signs go up doesn’t he. Hmmm – now why could that be? Anyway...