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Dangers posed by fracking and oil drilling

Letter: Prof Paul Ekins and Prof Peter Newell debunk the claims by the climate minister, Graham Stuart

The Guardian - UK

Do not repeat past mistakes by banning cheap solar power, Energy UK boss warns

Meanwhile, Labour pledges to ban fracking and continue with solar roll-out

Insider UK

$Ban on ALL fracking activity on council controlled land to remain despite government U-turn$

Ban on ALL fracking activity on council controlled land to remain despite government U-turn

The council will urge the government to reverse its decision to allow shale gas extraction in England

Manchester Evening News

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Fracking will never take place in Scotland despite Liz Truss support, pledges Michael Matheson

EXCLUSIVE: Energy minister Michael Matheson insisted fracking would make "no difference" to household fuel bills.

Daily Record

'Do the right thing for once': Douglas Ross told to reject benefits cuts

DOUGLAS Ross has been urged to “do the right thing for once” and defend benefits rising in line with inflation amid fears that the Government…

The National (Scotland)

Tory-led council votes to demand Truss stick to no fracking pledge

Fylde council, home to Preston New Road shale gas site in Lancashire, unanimously backs motion

The Guardian - UK

Anti-frackers should be viewed the same as anti-vaxxers, says Tory former Cabinet minister

Fracking could return in the UK because of fears over the energy supply and soaring costs

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$Facts take a backseat in CSIRO fracking fact sheets partly funded by the gas industry$

Facts take a backseat in CSIRO fracking fact sheets partly funded by the gas industry

Science body’s information on shale gas fracking treads lightly when it comes to naming methane’s role in global heating, despite it being second only to CO2

The Guardian - AU

$Anti-fracker 'scaremongering' as bad as anti-vaxxers, says Tory peer$

Anti-fracker 'scaremongering' as bad as anti-vaxxers, says Tory peer

"SCAREMONGERING" by anti-fracking campaigners is as bad as that of anti-vaxxers, a Tory former Cabinet minister has told Parliament.

The National (Scotland)

All Liz Truss's biggest U-turns exposed - and the ones that are yet to come

From fracking, windfall taxes and tax cuts to Britain's relationship with Emmanuel Macron, Liz Truss is no stranger to a change of heart - and there's plenty more to come from the flip-flopping PM

Daily Mirror

$Tory MP: No fracking in my area - but remote Scotland would be fine$

Tory MP: No fracking in my area - but remote Scotland would be fine

A TORY MP has suggested “the northern reaches of Scotland” as a site that could be appropriate for fracking, while dismissing the possibility of…

The National (Scotland)

$UK fracking and oil drilling good for environment, claims climate minister$

UK fracking and oil drilling good for environment, claims climate minister

Graham Stuart tells MPs that awarding more than 100 licences for North Sea drilling is a green policy

The Guardian - UK

$Tory MPs in talks with Labour to block Liz Truss fracking plans$

Tory MPs in talks with Labour to block Liz Truss fracking plans

MPs always ‘have a say’, says business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg on prospect of rebellion

The Independent UK

$Wirral Council votes unanimously to oppose fracking$

Wirral Council votes unanimously to oppose fracking

“Council restates its opposition to all unconventional gas extraction under Wirral, its offshore waters and Dee and Mersey Estuaries”

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Wirral Council votes to request bailout to plug budget gap despite Tory opposition

Labour called on the Conservatives "for fairer funding for Wirral before it's too late"

Manchester Evening News

Local leaders angered by Prime Minister's U-turn on fracking ban

“They decided fracking was dangerous, based on and supported by evidence. Now they’re going for it"

ABC News

Tamboran Resources denies using 'intimidation' to access cattle station, fronts fracking senate inquiry

Tamboran Resources has fronted a senate inquiry into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin, after acquiring Origin Energy's interests in the region last month.

ABC News

Former NT chief minister Michael Gunner to join Andrew Forrest-owned renewable energy company Fortescue Future Industries

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's decision to employ Michael Gunner in a key new role within his renewable energy company has been welcomed by environmentalists, who say Mr Gunner has "seen the light on climate" after previously lifting a moratorium on fracking.

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The Guardian - UK

Unlike Jacob Rees-Mogg, Britain won’t take fracking lying down

Letter: Caroline Lucas responds to the business secretary’s claim that only she and ‘the socialists’ do not support his plans

The National (Scotland)

'Who voted for this?': Liz Truss's conference speech interrupted by protesters

PRIME Minister Liz Truss's keynote speech to the Tory party conference was interrupted by environmental campaigners protesting her fracking policies.

The Guardian - UK

Rees-Mogg’s neighbours fail to share ‘delight’ at back garden fracking

Few in Somerset MP’s constituency share his enthusiasm but some do agree with need for ‘unpopular measures’

The Conversation

Fracking: the simple test for whether it should happen in the UK

The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, recently announced the reversal of the 2019 ban on fracking. Facing an acute energy crisis, the government want to increase domestic energy production.

The Guardian - UK

Rees-Mogg seeking to evade scrutiny of new fracking projects, email shows

Exclusive: Note setting out business secretary’s views looks for ways to accelerate schemes, including streamlining HSE requirements

The Conversation

The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned. Is that what Australians really want?

The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs plot to avert benefit squeeze after humiliating U-turns

Kwasi Kwarteng to bring forward fiscal statement to later this month amid disquiet in party over spending cuts hitting poorest

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