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United Kingdom: Allow fracking in national parks, says Environment Agency chief
Posted by Guardian: Ben Quinn on June 28th, 2014
Guardian: Fracking in national parks should be permitted because the visual impact can be limited when the process is "done properly", the outgoing chairman of the Environment Agency has declared.
Chris Smith, who is due to step down from the post next month, waded into the debate over fracking by dismissing the claims of those campaigning against the impact of the controversial drilling at particular sites.
"Provided it is done carefully and properly regulated, those fears are definitely exaggerated,"...
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United Kingdom: Fracking protests restart after Cuadrilla seeks new drilling rights
Posted by Guardian: Ben Quinn on September 23rd, 2013
Guardian: The company at the heart of the anti-fracking protests in West Sussex on Monday confirmed that its exploratory drilling outside a village had discovered the presence of hydrocarbons, which can be used for fuel, and said further testing would be needed to ascertain flow rates.
After more than two months of operations at Balcombe, Cuadrilla said that it would be clearing the site by the weekend and would be closing it off for the next few months while it applies for planning permission to measure...
Britain basks in hottest September 30 for a century – and more is on the way
Posted by Guardian: Ben Quinn on September 30th, 2011
Guardian: Britain basked in the hottest September 30 for more than 100 years on Friday and records for October could well be shattered on Saturday.
But amid the obvious temptation on the part of some to view the unexpectedly hot weather as further evidence that the world is warming up, forecasters point to one inconvenient truth: this summer was the coolest since 1993.
And a bout of hot weather (or indeed a cold winter) on its own proves nothing. Individual events of the type most of Britain is currently...