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Second Blackpool shale gas site refused
Added: 29 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council today refused Cuadrilla planning permission to develop a shale gas site i…
Split planning decision for Blackpool shale
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council planning officers yesterday recommended that one of Cuadrilla’s proposed …
GMB union backs shale gas
Added: 9 Jun 2015
The body representing UK shale gas developers yesterday signed an agreement with the GMB trade unio…
Thames Water pollution fine upheld
Added: 5 Jun 2015
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a £250,000 fine imposed on Thames Water for polluting a nature…
Have a safe summer
Added: 3 Jun 2015
So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.
New hazards: COMAH 2015
Added: 3 Jun 2015
The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…
Manufacturing loses momentum
Added: 1 Jun 2015
Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…
Manufacturers want EU referendum
Added: 26 May 2015
UK manufacturers have called for a referendum on European Union (EU) membership to take place by au…
Government crackdown on late payments
Added: 20 May 2015
Newly-appointed business secretary Sajid Javid yesterday used his first speech to promise the gover…
Energy Institute awards competition
Added: 19 May 2015
The EI Awards competition is calling for entries from all sectors of the global energy sector. Any …
Carbon Trust cooks up savings
Added: 13 May 2015
Results from industry trials conducted by the Carbon Trust demonstrate that improved ventilation in…
Key industry ministers appointed to cabinet
Added: 12 May 2015
The government’s new-look all-Conservative cabinet will meet at Downing Street later today, with Pr…
Bioplastics scale-up project starts
Added: 22 Apr 2015
Researchers from industry and academia have begun a £3 million project to scale-up the production o…
Amec FW wins nuclear decommissioning role
Added: 16 Apr 2015
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has awarded Amec Foster Wheeler a contract to provide d…
Pesticide residue falls in food
Added: 1 Apr 2015
More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pestic…
Put industrial plants in bubbles, say Greens
Added: 1 Apr 2015
The Green Party today revealed a key election manifesto pledge to place all of the UK’s industrial …
Shale ambiguity helps nobody
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Delaying vital decisions on shale gas development until after the general election doesn’t help sup…
MPs approve weakened shale regulations
Added: 16 Feb 2015
The Infrastructure Act gained Royal Assent last week, but only after regulations on shale gas devel…
Critical decade for CCS success
Added: 13 Feb 2015
The UK is entering a critical decade for the delivery of a low carbon economy by 2050, with Carbon …
Industry ignorant of efficiency deadline
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Companies risk fines of up to £50,000 if they fail to comply with new Energy Savings Opportunity Sc…
