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Lancashire shale: Which constituencies are affected?

Lawrence Carter
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Today the British Geological Survey released its estimates for the total amount of gas in the Bowland Shale under Lancashire.

We took a look at which constituencies in Lancashire could be affected, based on Government exploration licences and the companies who hold them. We found that 30 of the 58 constituencies in Lancashire, including Merseyside and Greater Manchester, could be in line for possible fracking.

See also:

Data sheet: Which constituencies are affected?

Infographic: What would extracting the Lancashire shale mean?

Guest post: What do the estimates mean?

Hype check: Six reasons not to drink the fracking kool-aid

Map: Who owns the shale rights in your area?

 

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