The Herald Scotland
By David Leask
February, 5, 2017
Fracking giant Ineos has threatened the National Trust
with legal action to allow it explore for shale gas on its land.
The petrochemicals group, which owns and runs the
Grangemouth oil refinery, has licences to look for the new fuel across swathes
of the UK.
It is currently blocked from carrying out such work in
Scotland pending the outcome of the current public consultation on fracking,
which some scientists believe is environmentally dangerous.
However, the firm, run by billionaire Jim Ratcliffe,
is able to explore potential reserves of the gas south of the border. It wants
to do some seismic work at a National Trust property in Nottinghamshire but is
being stopped by the charity.
Greenpeace, which campaigns against fracking,
yesterday revealed documents showing Ineos Shale, a subsidiary of the Ineos
group, has threatened the trust with compulsory access to the land under the
Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966.
Activists from Greenpeace have also obtained emails
showing the British Geological Survey, the state watchdog, was complaining to
Ineos for citing its name in correspondence with landowners. The Sunday Times
revealed that Ineos said it had investigated and denied any bully tactics.
Hannah Martin, Energy campaigner at Greenpeace UK,
said: "Landowners, local communities and the UK public are tired of being
overpowered on the issue of fracking."
"He added: It is particularly concerning that
INEOS appears to be using heavy handed tactics, since they were the biggest
winner from the latest licensing round for fracking exploration, with 21 blocks
of land across the UK…
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