Showing posts with label fracking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fracking. Show all posts

Thursday, October 20, 2022

#UK: Labour MPs to Oppose Lifting Of Fracking Ban

[world politics news]


Labour Party members in parliament have pledged to ban fracking “once and for all” as an opposition motion, and if elected in the next general election, calling it “an unjust charter for earthquakes."

The party is working to bring forward an opposition day motion to maintain the ban on the controversial gas extraction method, after Prime Minister Liz Truss said she would lift the ban as part of her energy security plan.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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Saturday, June 04, 2016

#UK: Scottish Parliament Narrowly Votes In Favor Of Fracking Ban

[world politics news]


The Scottish parliament has voted narrowly in favor of a ban on fracking, after Scottish National party MSPs abstained following a debate that gave a strong indication of the changed nature of the new Holyrood chamber.  The SNP announced a moratorium on fracking in Scotland last January, but has stopped short of an outright ban.