Environment, Fracking
Ineos plans for fracked gas at Grangemouth under fire
A £450 million plan by Ineos to develop the Grangemouth petrochemical complex for fracking is facing fierce opposition.
Mary Church
Fracking, Politics
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.
Environment, Fracking
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.
Environment
Mapped: the hundreds of firms condemned for ‘poor’ pollution performance
Faslane, Ineos and BP are among hundreds of industrial sites across Scotland rated as “poor” or “very poor” on pollution.
Environment, Fracking, Health
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.
Environment, Fracking
Scottish Government tells Glasgow not to ban fracking
Glasgow City Council has been prevented from banning fracking by Scottish Government officials.
Environment, Fracking
Fracking company supplying Scotland fined for pollution
One of the US fracking companies contracted to deliver gas to Scotland has been fined for contaminating the environment, prompting calls for Scotland to ban the industry.
Environment, Fracking
Glasgow University slated for ‘silencing’ fracking critic
Glasgow University has cancelled online access for a geology professor who criticised the fracking industry.