Fracking

Fracking, Environment

Scottish Government rejects legal ban on fracking

Rob Edwards on October 3, 2019October 4, 2019

Scottish ministers have rejected calls for a watertight legal ban on fracking, promising instead that they would use planning policy to block the technology indefinitely.

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Fracking, Environment

Scottish Government move to renew Ineos fracking licence ‘disappointing’

Rob Edwards on July 1, 2019July 2, 2019

Scottish ministers have come under fire after extending a licence for the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to frack for shale gas in the central belt.

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Environment, Health

Ineos breach at Grangemouth risks ‘catastrophic’ accident

Rob Edwards on May 10, 2019May 12, 2019

The oil and petrochemical giant, Ineos, has broken rules meant to prevent disasters and protect communities in central Scotland, according to a UK government safety watchdog.

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Ministers under mounting pressure to outlaw fracking

Rob Edwards on March 24, 2019April 6, 2019

The Scottish Government must outlaw fracking to protect human health and prevent climate pollution, according to one of Scotland’s leading environmental lawyers.

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Fracking, Environment, Human rights

Police Scotland amends counter terrorism plan after fracking fracas

Billy Briggs on September 25, 2018April 6, 2019

Police Scotland has amended its counter terrorism plan after a report by The Ferret revealed they had labelled anti-fracking protesters as "domestic extremists".

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Human rights, Politics

Sturgeon to quiz Police Scotland over branding fracking critics as “extremists”

Billy Briggs on September 20, 2018April 6, 2019

Nicola Sturgeon is to question Police Scotland over its branding of anti-fracking campaigners as "domestic extremists" alongside banned terror groups such as Islamic State and Scottish Dawn.

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Environment, Fracking, Human rights

Fracking campaigners are ‘domestic extremists’, say Police Scotland

Billy Briggs on September 16, 2018April 6, 2019

Official documents reveal that Police Scotland has been trying to infiltrate communities near the Ineos petrochemical plant at Grangemouth.

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Scottish Government extends Ineos fracking licence for a year

Rob Edwards on July 9, 2018April 6, 2019

The Scottish Government has extended a licence for fracking across the central belt by the Grangemouth company, Ineos - but insisted it is still opposed to fracking.

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Court rejects Ineos bid for multi-million pound damages over ‘fracking ban’

Rob Edwards on June 19, 2018April 6, 2019

A bid by the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to sue the Scottish Government for banning fracking has been rejected.

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Fracking

Fracking, Environment

Scottish Government rejects legal ban on fracking

Fracking, Environment

Scottish Government move to renew Ineos fracking licence ‘disappointing’

Environment, Health

Ineos breach at Grangemouth risks ‘catastrophic’ accident

Environment, Fracking

Ministers under mounting pressure to outlaw fracking

Fracking, Environment, Human rights

Police Scotland amends counter terrorism plan after fracking fracas

Human rights, Politics

Sturgeon to quiz Police Scotland over branding fracking critics as “extremists”

Environment, Fracking, Human rights

Fracking campaigners are ‘domestic extremists’, say Police Scotland

Environment, Fracking

Scottish Government extends Ineos fracking licence for a year

Fracking, Environment

Court rejects Ineos bid for multi-million pound damages over ‘fracking ban’

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