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One more heave! Ministers’ pre-election fracking drive
Posted by Ecologist: Alex Stevenson on September 9th, 2014
Ecologist: Ministers are determined to get fracking under way in the UK as fast as possible, so it's a 'fait accompli' in time for the election, writes Alex Stevenson. With a firm pro-fracking concensus in Parliament, only one thing can frustrate their plans - strong local campaigns to turn around MPs desperate for re-election in 2015. It even has a name: democracy. It's a question of fear. What secretly worries pro-fracking Conservative ministers, The Ecologist has learned, is that a Labour administration...
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United Kingdom: DECC won’t back Cameron’s fracking price promise
Posted by Ecologist: Alex Stevenson on September 6th, 2013
Ecologist: The Prime Minister's argument that fracking will reduce UK energy bills is grounded in "baseless economics".
David Cameron faces increasing isolation within his own government over fracking after it emerged the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is avoiding backing his claim that gas prices will fall as a result of shale gas development.
Internal DECC memos - seen by the Ecologist - reveal unwillingness within the department to reinforce the Prime Minister's appeal to energy consumers...