The UK Government is backing fracking, despite wide protests up and down the country. This portal aims to guide you around some of the fracking companies, lobbyists, think tanks and lobby groups leading its 'all out for shale' charge.
When Theresa May became prime minister in July 2016 she vowed to stand up for the rights of ordinary people over big vested interests.
Yet several months later her communities secretary Sajid Javid overturned Lancashire county council’s refusal of plans for Cuadrilla's test wells in the Fylde.
We explore who is pulling the strings behind the scenes.
See an A-Z list of all the fracking industry players on this portal.
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