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Risk of earthquakes relating to fracking has been raised as an issue as the practice is allowed again

Fracking ban continues in Scotland, confirms minister

Michael Matheson reiterated the Scottish Government’s opposition to granting fracking licences.

Ban on gas fracking in England lifted in push for energy independence

Britain on Thursday formally lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since 2019, saying strengthening the country's energy supply was an "absolute priority".

Reuters

Jacob Rees-Mogg says Putin funded some of the ‘opposition to fracking’

The Business Secretary accused opponents of ‘hysteria’ and ‘ludditery’ as he took questions on the lifting of the moratorium on shale gas extraction

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$Rees-Mogg says Putin funded some of the ‘opposition to fracking’$

Rees-Mogg says Putin funded some of the ‘opposition to fracking’

The Business Secretary accused opponents of ‘hysteria’ and ‘ludditery’ as he took questions on the lifting of the moratorium on shale gas extraction.

Jacob Rees-Mogg blasted by both sides over fracking as he claims PUTIN funds his critics

$Jacob Rees-Mogg blasted by both sides over fracking as he claims PUTIN funds his critics$

The Business Secretary made the claim as furious Tories and opposition MPs questioned how local consent over fracking will be established and the safety of the process.

Daily Mirror

$What is fracking, the potential sites and why it's controversial$

What is fracking, the potential sites and why it's controversial

Prime minister Liz Truss faces a political backlash after lifting England’s fracking ban - but why has the practice caused so much tension?

Manchester Evening News

$Truss could break fracking election pledge to bypass local opposition$

Truss could break fracking election pledge to bypass local opposition

Exclusive: Government discussing plans to designate sites as nationally significant infrastructure projects

Liz Truss risks Tory backlash over end to fracking ban

$Liz Truss risks Tory backlash over end to fracking ban$

Liz Truss’s Government has abandoned the Tory 2019 commitment to maintain a ban on fracking until there was scientific proof it was safe.

Government sparks controversy as it allows fracking in England again to boost UK energy supplies

$Government sparks controversy as it allows fracking in England again to boost UK energy supplies$

Business and energy secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg says move is in response to energy crisis

Fracking could affect many protected areas across England as ban is lifted

Guardian analysis finds 151 licences already granted threaten environmentally important spots

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Fracking ban lifted as energy security made ‘absolute priority’ by Government

Prime Minister Liz Truss and Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg said the move is vital to improve domestic gas supply.

Daily Mirror

Fracking ban axed and earthquake limit lifted in Tories' 100-well oil and gas bonanza

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg claims the move will boost the UK's energy security despite a scientific report warning it's impossible to say if it'll cause earthquakes.

Liz Truss government lifts ban on fracking in push to grant 100 new oil and gas licences

Government says ‘higher degree of disturbance’ in national interest – despite conceding need to gather better safety data

Government will allow higher levels of ‘seismic activity’ at fracking sites, Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests

Current limits ‘too low’, says business secretary

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Prime Minister defends possible Tory manifesto breach over fracking ban

The Conservatives in 2019 pledged not to lift England’s moratorium unless fracking was scientifically proven to be safe.

Fracking won’t work in UK says founder of fracking company Cuadrilla

Chris Cornelius says geology is too challenging and government’s support is merely ‘soundbites’

Liz Truss, we support fracking too – that’s why we know it can’t work for Britain

The economic and political barriers to fracking here are extremely high. There are better solutions to the energy crisis, say Chris Cornelius and Mark Linder

The Conversation

In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over

What a difference six months makes. Before the federal election, the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory was to have spearheaded Australia’s “gas-led recovery”. But Origin Energy this week announced it would sell its share of the basin project ahead of a wider exit from new gas ventures.

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Origin Energy quitting Beetaloo fracking project an 'indicator' of gas industry’s future, analyst says

Origin Energy's decision to back out of plans to frack for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin could be an early indicator of "fossil fuels falling away", according to an energy analyst.

Liz Truss's fracking plans are only 280 million years too late

UK's claimate change progress could be reversed and thrown away for a few years of slightly cheaper gas for a few people, and a lot of profits for even fewer