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Since Grangemouth operator INEOS acquired its first shares in domestic shale gas licences last summer, it has made clear its intention to become the biggest player in the UK fracking industry….
Shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) are not the answer to Scotland’s or the UK’s energy challenges. Fracking and drilling for unconventional gas has been linked to water contamination, air…
Our updated briefing on the various unconventional gas technologies currently threatening Scotland. We document the huge risks from fracking and coalbed methane extraction, explain why they are unnecessary for Scotland's…
The Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing MSP, has provided us with a response to our e-action on including Underground Coal Gasification in the current moratorium on unconventional gas. We don't necessarily…
While fracking continues to dominate the headlines, the extractive industries are pushing forward with yet another extreme and unproven fossil fuel extraction process known as underground coal gasification. Heralded by…
Our consultation response to the Fife Council Local Development Plan. We describe how there is a growing body of evidence that environmental and health risks associated with onshore unconventional gas extraction, including…
Why shale gas and coalbed methane are not all they’re fracked up to be. Shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) are not the answer to Scotland’s or the UK’s energy…
You’ve probably come across fracking in the news and wondered if the reality is as ugly as the word. Maybe you’ve heard about the new natural gas boom and wondered…
Programe details for the workshop held in Edinburgh on 25 September 2014.