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WCM plans for deep coal mine under fresh scrutiny

West Cumbria Mining (WCM)’s plans for a coking coal mine will be reconsidered by the local authority which cited new government guidelines on greenhouse emissions for its decision. CLIMATE CHANGE The company, backed by Australian investment company EMR Capital Resources, hopes to start extracting coking coal in mid-2022 off the Cumbrian coast near Whitehaven. WCM’s […]

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Cuadrilla shale site emits methane equal to 142 LON-NY flights

Cuadrilla plc’s hydraulic fracturing at its shale gas site in Lancashire led to an atmospheric venting of 4.2 tonnes of methane gas in one week, said the British Geological Survey (BGS). The company, now 97% owned by Australian mining firm AJ Lucas, was operating in the Bowland shale (Preston) until the Government introduced a moratorium […]