England is changing its trespass laws to allow fracking on private land without permission

[cali]

An infrastructure and competitiveness bill to be announced in the Queen’s speech on Wednesday will change trespassing laws, allowing shale gas exploration firms to drill on private land without requiring the permission of the owner, UK media report

The Queens speech marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and sets the proposed government agenda for the session, which will run from June 4. On Sunday, British media started leaking the contents of this year's address, its topics varying from fracking to a “radical shake-up of workplace pensions.”
Fracking

The fracking bill will allow companies to drill on private property without asking permission through reform of trespassing laws, according to ITV.

Shale gas extraction is not really popular with affected communities. Manchester saw hundreds rally in March demanding to ban the practice. Environmental activists are strongly opposed to the technique, which has already been proven to cause small earthquakes in the US. A number of studies have also revealed water pollution, and the practice has also been linked to health problems, including birth defects in unborn infants in the US.

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http://rt.com/news/162896-queen-fracking-pensions-speech/

For those of you that object to using RT as a source, I used it because it was the best article I found on this- but NOT the only one:

Fracking planned for Tory heartlands as report reveals billions of barrels of shale oil in southern England
Report to show vast potential for shale oil in the South as ministers unveil planned law change to allow fracking under homes without owners' permission

Vast areas of southern England will on Friday be identified by the Government as targets for fracking, with ministers also announcing that energy companies will be allowed to frack under homes without owners' permission.

A British Geological Survey study of the South, spanning from Wiltshire to Kent and including the South Downs National Park, will be published, mapping out the likely location of billions of barrels of shale oil.

Ministers are also preparing to publish controversial plans to change the laws of trespass to give energy companies an automatic right to frack beneath homes and private land – even if owners object.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10850529/Fracking-planned-for-Tory-heartlands-as-report-reveals-billions-of-barrels-of-shale-oil-in-southern-England.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. The joint subject is whether or not previously considered uneconomic to tap reserves

would in fact be economic using fracking allied to freehold rights here in the UK. The subject of the economics remains in doubt anyway. The subject of the destruction of areas of natural beauty deserves it own post.

Freehold rights here are a complicated issue. Plough through this for some details http://www.deferolaw.com/profiles/blogs/lords-of-the-manor-mineral-rights-and-fracking-in-the-uk-an-article-by-paul-stafford/ There are material differences between surface rights and mineral rights. I've no idea how the US compares on the subject.

[SamKnause]

2. Coming soon

to a town or city near you in the United States of Corporations.

The common man or woman has NO RIGHTS !!!

Only the wealthy are protected.

[WinkyDink]

5. The wealthy sit on some of that land.

[Champion Jack]

3. It's already here in some parts of the country, they call it forced pooling

[WinkyDink]

4. Hope the UK likes the subsequent earthquakes.

[SCUBANOW]

6. UK is scared Russia will cut off their natural gas.

They are exploring ways to keep from freezing when Putin stops the gas.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. An artist found a clever way way to stop oil company invasion on his land

by using copyright law....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025030051