to think if New York, Quebec, New Brunwick, Holland have all banned fracking in the last month then you'd expect our government to be doing the same, not giddily offering tax breaks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30525540
www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/17/new-york-state-fracking-ban-two-years-public-health
montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/couillard-rules-out-fracking
globalnews.ca/news/1734016/nb-government-to-introduce-fracking-moratorium/
All these places have listened to increasing scientific studies and say that the risks to public health are too great. Compare this to our prime minister's approach. www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/cameron-windfarm-subsidies-onshore-energy
This government is not protecting our health and environment. We all need to look into why and ask them to stop.
The prime minister thinks that opposition will magically disappear when they have steam rollered through the infrastructure bill and wells are up and running www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25735548
How does this compare to the fact that the UK's only current well has already caused two earthquakes and already leaked?
www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-ruffalo/the-science-on-fracking_b_6336392.html
MNHQ have commented on this thread
AIBU?
to utterly disagree with the Government's stance on fracking?
deeedeee · 19/12/2014 16:21
This reply has been deleted
Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.
This reply has been deleted
Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.