Industry Tactics / Information Level - Medium / Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published July 18, 2014
Hello? Is there anybody there? What’s it like in your parallel universe Nigel? We read in Hansard that arch climate shale denier and shale gas supporter Lord Lawson of Blaby said “We have now had a reply from DECC, which is the most complacent reply I have ever seen from...
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...
Cuadrilla have not been noted for their commitment to Environmental Impact Assessments. They have built fracking wells with pads that are marginally smaller than the size which would have required mandatory EIAs’ and, as we reported here, https://www.refracktion.com/index.php/cuadrillas-scoping-document-for-an-eia/ , they have applied, in their EIA scoping documents submitted to LCC,...
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...
...and from Pro-Frack anonymous troll Eli-Goth we received the following ringing (if illiterate) endorsement over on Drill or Drop:
...and from The Village Idiot of Little Plumpton AKA Geza Tarjanyi
"Do not believe Refracktion. John 'Obson is useless. 'e is industry"
Take the advice of Greg Clark, ex-Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government
"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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