Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
UK Government Implements Fracking Ban – For Now
After seven years of promoting fracking, Conservative ministers have withdrawn their support and blocked the prospects of a shale gas industry.
The UK government has issued an immediate moratorium in England because of the risk of earth tremors. Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have already issued measures that amount to moratoriums on fracking.
November 8, 2019