Open letter: UKIP gets serious on shale, serious on UK interests
UKIP was once branded, and smeared, as the party of "Little Englanders". No more. This open letter shows that, ahead of the 2015 elections, UKIP is the most forward-looking, internationalist party that Britain has
- 27 August 2014
EU's green dithering harms industry, threatens jobs
US gas prices are now one third of the prices in the UK. The USA has embraced the shale revolution, whilst the EU has dithered and argued against it. We can't afford for this nonsense to continue
- 11 March 2014
Energy is a statist business
Right at the start of the process that ends up heating your home, the entire system is framed by who gets to pull this stuff out of the ground in the first place. And that is the preserve of the state
- 29 October 2013
It's a fracking bonanza and even the UK Treasury gets the point
There could be 1,300trn cubic feet of gas in northern England alone. Ten percent of that could meet Britain’s needs for more than four decades
- 26 July 2013
UK shale gas estimate goes stratospheric
However the ‘anti-frackers’ take this latest news, it undoubtedly offers a huge boost for the UK’s energy prospects, both nationally and regionally
- 27 June 2013
Britain's shale gas estimations double
Shale deposits in the United Kingdom are thought to be double previous estimates, encouraging a new era of natural gas for Britain
- 27 June 2013
Fracking: No great shakes says definitive British study
Court cases and studies have shown time and again that fears over earth tremors and threats to drinking water acquifers have no basis in fracking facts
- 12 April 2013
UK steals vital lead on Europe in shale gas stakes
If the US gas revolution hasn't already proved shale is a no-brainer, George Osborne's green-lighting of the UK version is about to confirm it
- 25 March 2013
Green lobby isolated as shale kicks on
If reports are to be believed, the upcoming British Geological Survey’s official assessment of UK shale reserves, due next month, will be “increased dramatically”
- 12 February 2013
EU reports should 'green-light' shale revolution
A clutch of new reports should finally green-light Europe’s own shale gas revolution - that is, if the EU can refrain from shooting itself in the foot
- 24 September 2012
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