Most of us are by now aware that there were two significant earth tremors in the Fylde in early 2011, which coincided with Cuadrilla’s fracking at Preese Hall. It seemed for a while that as reported by the Daily telegraph in 2011 that “Cuadrilla admits drilling caused Blackpool earthquakes” and...
Earthquakes / Industry Tactics / Political Issues / Preese Hall / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published October 2, 2016 · Last modified October 3, 2016
No not policemen – edits to Wikipedia. There is a Wikipedia article on “Hydraulic fracking in the United Kingdom” which, until quite recently has served as a vehicle for our old friend, Ken Wilkinson, to push his views on fracking, and give himself something to quote from when his arguments...
House Prices / Industry Tactics / Political Issues / Preese Hall / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published August 11, 2016 · Last modified September 8, 2016
Hot on the heels of Theresa May’s attempt to ignite the flare stack of public enthusiasm for fracking by offering householders bribes to accept it, comes an article from Mortgage Insider which fractures one of the main seams of her argument, releasing the very gas of truth into the air....
Accidents / Dangers / Earthquakes / Environment / Information Level - Medium / Preese Hall
by Refracktion · Published August 27, 2015
B.C. Oil and Gas Commission reports that a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern British Columbia last week has been linked to the largest earthquake in the province that’s already been attributed to fracking – a 4.4-magnitude earthquake that was felt in Fort St. John and Fort Nelson in August 2014. This...
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