Home › Government Map Shows 60% of UK's Land to Be Available for Fracking
 

Keywords :   


Government Map Shows 60% of UK's Land to Be Available for Fracking

2013-12-18 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Two-thirds of the UK's land will be available for fracking companies to license, a government map published on Tuesday shows, with new areas opened up in the Midlands, Cumbria and Wales. Ministers said major energy companies had expressed interest in new shale gas licences and up to 150 applications are expected, which could cover about 15% of the UK. Almost 1bn of financial incentives and revenues could be injected into local communities that accept fracking, according to a new assessment...

Tags: for map land shows

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
28.09Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
28.09Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
28.09Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene Public Advisory Number 21
28.09Tropical Storm Joyce Public Advisory Number 5
28.09Summary for Tropical Storm Joyce (AT1/AL112024)
28.09Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene Public Advisory Number 21
28.09Tropical Storm Joyce Forecast Discussion Number 5
28.09Tropical Storm Joyce Wind Speed Probabilities Number 5
More »