Scotland enacts Fracking Moratorium!
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Brian Haberly
Jan 28, 2015, 2:01:30 PM1/28/15
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Breaking news!
Scotland Energy Minister Fergus Ewing just announced a nationwide moratorium on fracking! Governor Brown, are you listening?
Mr Ewing said Holyrood ministers had taken a
"cautious" approach to fracking, while the UK government had sought
to develop it "quickly, at any cost".
He announced:
· A public consultation on unconventional oil and gas extraction
· A public health impact assessment
· Further work to strengthen planning guidance
· A look at tightening environmental regulation
Mr Ewing told the Scottish Parliament that would all "take time", adding: "Given the importance of this work, it would be inappropriate to allow any planning consents in the meantime.
"I'm therefore announcing today a moratorium on the
granting of planning consents for all unconventional oil and gas developments,
including fracking."
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Brian Haberly
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