Britain can’t afford to bet its future on shale gas – wind turbines are here to stay
 
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/8877214/Britain-cant-afford-to-bet-its-future-on-shale-gas-wind-turbines-are-here-to-stay.html

A new drilling technique could take the “hydro” out of hydro-fracking. By using a gell made up largely of propane, natural gas can be recovered without the environmental hazards of using a mixture of water and chemicals. The new technique could change an industry that is spread across rural America…
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Plans to extract gas using a controversial method linked to an increase in earthquakes have been given the go-ahead in Scotland for the first time….
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fracking-goahead-despite-new-fears-6258781.html

Speaking at last thursday’s debate in Parliament, Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)…………..’there is a case for ensuring that there are careful, secure environmental guidelines to ensure that it is done in the best way for the protection of the environment. There is also a case for ensuring that, unlike …

Latest article in Commodoties section of Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/commodities/8872700/Commodities-Advocates-keep-the-shale-gas-flame-alight.html
 

 
 
The only way to achieve public support for the practice of shale gas drilling is to “guarantee safety at every stage”, a Merseyside MP has said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-15591102

 
 
 
Who owns the mineral rights  in your area?      An article on the subject in today’s Telegraph.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8869801/Lords-of-the-Manor-to-cash-in-on-fracking.html

 
It is “highly probable” that shale gas test drilling triggered earth tremors in Lancashire, a study has found.
Read more at the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-15550458

The Ribble Estuary in Merseyside are the latest to be campaigning against fracking in the UK.
Please support their campaign and visit their website at http://reafg.blogspot.com

George Monbiot of the Guardian writes on fracking regulations today under the headline “The UK’s lack of fracking regulation is insane”.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/aug/31/fracking-issues-resolve