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Revealed: Scottish ministers’ meetings with fracking firm
Scottish ministers have held private meetings with the fracking firm Ineos and Grangemouth executives from China five times in 13 months.
June 21, 2017
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies.
June 20, 2017
Fracking in Scotland could make workers sick, say campaigners
Allowing fracking in Scotland could pose “serious risks” to the health of workers, according to a new analysis.
May 29, 2017
Don’t do it, Scotland: fracking warnings from Pennsylvania
The Ferret investigates the fears, the worries and the costs of living with fracking in Pennsylvania.
May 24, 2017
Ineos boss lobbied Osborne to bust unions and back fracking
Jim Ratcliffe, boss of Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos, secretly lobbied George Osborne when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer to muzzle the unions.
February 27, 2017
Fracking noise harms health, say US experts
Loud noises produced by the fracking industry could cause sleep deprivation, stress and heart disease in surrounding communities.
January 30, 2017
Fracking could cause childhood cancer, says US study
Chemical contamination from the fracking industry could increase the risk of childhood leukaemia, according to new study by US scientists.
November 1, 2016
Fracking won’t be safe, warn experts
Fracking will not be safely regulated in Scotland, according to an expert report.
October 12, 2016
Scottish Government tells Glasgow not to ban fracking
Glasgow City Council has been prevented from banning fracking by Scottish Government officials.
October 10, 2016