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What is fracking?
An environmental campaigner is set to go to the High Court in a bid to stop energy firm Cuadrilla fracking in Lancashire.
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Fracking expected to start at Lancashire site next week
Francis Egan, chief executive of Cuadrilla, said he was confident the process would begin at the site within a week.
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Lancashire fracking site gets final Government go-ahead
Permission has been granted for fracking to take place at Preston New Road despite regular protests by local residents and campaigners.
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Scottish Government announces ban on fracking
Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has confirmed the Scottish Government will outlaw the controversial gas extraction technique.
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UK is 'unsuitable' for fracking, expert claims
John Underhill said geological changes 55 million years ago mean the UK's geology is unsuitable for shale oil and gas production.
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Lancashire anti-fracking campaigners lose court battle
Fracking looks set to go ahead on a Lancashire site after campaigners lost a High Court challenge against the government's go-ahead.
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Government gives green light for fracking in Lancashire
The government has given the go-ahead for fracking at a site in Lancashire, overturning the county council's decision on the scheme.
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Decision expected on Lancashire fracking schemes
The government is expected to announce whether it will give the green light for two controversial fracking schemes in Lancashire.
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The Government is expected to announce whether it will give the go-ahead for two controversial fracking schemes in Lancashire.
The county council turned down planning applications for fracking for shale gas at two locations in Fylde, even though its officials had recommended the go-ahead for one of the schemes.
But Cuadrilla, the company behind the plans for the schemes at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood, appealed against the decision and it went to a public inquiry which was heard earlier this year.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to make the final ruling on the schemes by today.
The process - in which liquid is pumped deep underground at high pressure to fracture shale rock and release gas - remains highly controversial, with opponents fearing it can cause earthquakes, pollute water, lead to damaging development in the countryside and hit house prices.
Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla, told Good Morning Britain: "The country is running out of gas, and without some form of energy development, we're going to end up importing all of our fuel from overseas."
But Heather Speak, from Fylde Borough Council, told the programme: "We should be using renewable energies. We shouldn't be drilling two miles down and splitting the rock open to get gas out. We shouldn't be doing it."
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Labour to ban fracking if it wins the next election
Controversy over fracking has been reignited after a surprise announcement that a future Labour government would ban it.
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