02-01-2017 19:00 via nottinghampost.com

JonPritchard commented Residents 'scared and concerned' over plans for fracking surveys...

Plans to carry out surveys in Sherwood Forest which could lead to fracking in the area has left residents 'scared' for the future of the historic woodland. Chemicals company Ineos - which is based in Switzerland and had a revenue of $54 billion in 2014 - wants to carry out 'seismic surveys' on a number of sites in Nottinghamshire, including Sherwood Forest, home of Robin Hood and the Major Oak.The surveys are the first step in prospecting for shale gas, which is itself a precursor to the...
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