{
  "title": "Britain’s Hidden Gas Giant Was Locked Underground for 50 Years — Now It’s Coming for America",
  "author": "Caerith Alondar",
  "source_url": "https://caerithbooks.com/p/britains-hidden-gas-giant-was-locked",
  "excerpt": "\"TREASON” IS THE ONLY WORD FOR IT",
  "published_date": "2026-09-30T13:04:02+00:00",
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I trace the hidden story of Bowland shale, from a 1974 discovery beneath Morecambe Bay to horizontal drilling near Blackpool, induced tremors, and the British engineering that could make it all matter.  \n  \nIn this video:  \n• Why declining North Sea production transformed Britain’s gas supply   \n• How American shale gas came to dominate UK imports   \n• What lies beneath the Forest of Bowland   \n• Why drilling near Blackpool triggered controversy   \n• The crucial number connecting geology, engineering, and Britain’s energy future\n\n[![Image 5: Caerith Alondar's avatar](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SPMz!,w_32,h_32,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbf1c37a-b4d2-471b-a79a-58c52bcaf49b_2408x2408.jpeg)](https://substack.com/profile/129024852-caerith-alondar)\n\n[1 Like](https://caerith.substack.com/p/britains-hidden-gas-giant-was-locked?x-respond-with=json)\n\n[](https://substack.com/note/p-218114210/restacks?utm_source=substack&utm_content=facepile-restacks)\n\n#### Discussion about this video\n\nComments Restacks\n\n![Image 6: User's avatar](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TnFC!,w_32,h_32,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fimg%2Favatars%2Fdefault-light.png)\n\n[![Image 7: Caerith Alondar | Novelist & Essayist](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FgJW!,w_96,h_96,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fimg%2Fpodcast%2Fgeneric.png)](https://caerith.substack.com/s/the-dissenter-video-files)\n\nTHE DISSENTER VIDEO FILES\n\nREFLECTIONS ON THE CRAFT OF MYTHMAKING, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE SYSTEMS OF MASS CONTROL IN AN EPOCH OF TECHNO-FASCISM. ▪ THE READER CONTRACT: There is a pernicious erosion of the social contract between reader and creator. 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