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Tagged: Mark Menzies

Earthquakes / Preston New Road / Public Opinion / Regulation

A Question of Seismicity

A local resident puts the Oil and Gas Authority to the question. Will answers be forthcoming? Oil and Gas Authority Cc Mark Menzies MP 4 November 2018 Dear Sir/Madam Following the recorded seismic events near Blackpool in 2011, Cuadrilla commissioned a report into the seismicity of Bowland Shale. In the...

Political Issues / Public Opinion

Has the penny finally dropped for Mr Menzies?

On this site I have been critical of the stance adopted by our MP Mark Menzies on fracking. He has in my opinion, been far too ready to accept bland reassurances of gold standard and robust regulation, and his self-congratulation in getting UKOOG instead of the independent regulator he said...

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How things have changed!

Let’s take a step back in time shall we. Imagine you are back in 2012 in a packed hall in St Annes listening to a panel debate between the regulators, Cuadrilla, Friends of the Earth and local engineer Mike Hill. Somebody suggests that fracking in the Fylde will require maybe...

Mark Menzies MP – another shameful and piteous performance

Political Issues / Preston New Road / Public Opinion / Roseacre Wood

Mark Menzies MP – another shameful and piteous performance

Opponents of shale gas exploitation here in the Fylde are well used to watching our MP, Mr Mark Menzies, sitting on the fence and claiming credit for having done something when in fact he is just doing a very good impersonation of the dog in “His Master Voice”. Back in...

Really Mr Menzies?

Dangers / Environment / Political Issues / Public Opinion

Really Mr Menzies?

Our local MP Mark Menzies (Con) has already told us that he will support fracking provided there are “robust regulations in place“, but until now he has pretty much sat on the fence. Today, in a surprising attack on those opposing fracking, he accuses opponents of fracking of “scaremongering” and...

UKOOG – it’s hard to understand the science when we can’t get answers!

Industry Tactics / Information Level - Medium / Political Issues / Public Opinion / Traffic

UKOOG – it’s hard to understand the science when we can’t get answers!

After UKOOG’s embarrassing climb down over their estimates of truck movements on their web sites we asked them for further clarification as we reported here We sent this email to them Subject: Vehicle movements Date: 8 October 2015 14:35:06 BST To: [email protected] Dear Sir On your web site you have...

The Infrastructure Bill debate

Environment / Industry Tactics / Information Level - Medium / Political Issues / Public Opinion / Regulation

The Infrastructure Bill debate

So what happened yesterday? Well first of all we were treated to a report from the Commons Environmental Audit Committee. This hard-hitting report was hugely critical of fracking. It made it abundantly clear that fracking was incompatible with the UK’s obligations towards climate change mitigation. The full text of its...