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Ineos hires new managers to frack central Scotland
The Grangemouth petrochemical company is pressing ahead with fracking plans despite the Scottish Government's moratorium.
May 9, 2016
Government deletes statement supporting underground coal gasification
The Scottish Government removed a web page supportive of Underground Coal Gasification only after activists complained.
December 15, 2015
Ineos faces safety crackdown to prevent ‘multiple fatalities’
INEOS plants at Grangemouth have been criticised by government watchdogs for failings on health, safety and the environment.
December 9, 2015
Mining for coal gas could cause blasts, fires and quakes, says Sepa
Plans to gasify coal under the sea around Scotland could cause pollution, earthquakes, underground explosions, say government experts.
December 6, 2015
SNP criticised for links to drilling company
Concerns raised about more than £27,000 donated to the Scottish National Party by a drilling company that could benefit if the moratorium on fracking were to end.
November 26, 2015
Peaceful campaigners branded terrorist threats
Animal rights, environment and anti-nuclear campaigners are “of concern” according to counter-terrorism training materials produced by Scotland’s largest council.
November 3, 2015
Revealed: the £1.7bn invested in risky fossil fuels
Pension funds of 500,000 public sector workers in Scotland invest £1.7 billion in fossil fuel firms, exposing them to financial risk.
September 21, 2015
Cluff shelves Forth coal gas plan
The multi-millionaire oil tycoon, Algy Cluff, is delaying a planning application to gasify coal under the Firth of Forth in the face of mounting political opposition.
August 26, 2015
Coal gas contamination sparks fears of disaster
Revelations that an underground coal gas plant in Australia is facing prosecution for allegedly contaminating over 300 square kilometres of farmland have sparked fears that the same could happen in Scotland.
August 24, 2015