UK: Lancashire Fracking - Now Blocked by the Council

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1506680/protests-expected-ahead-of-fracking-vote


[Hundreds of demonstrators are expected in Lancashire
over the next four days as they await a decision on
the future of two proposed shale gas exploration sites.]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2015/6/22/400623/default/v2/cegrab-20150622-191818-199-1-762x428.jpg


I think Kizzy may have her Fist Up at this

[Kizzy]

Of course I do, any sane person would.

[smudgie]

They really won't be pleased until this planet is fooked up beyond repair for future generations will they?
We are a ruddy island..use the sea, the tide comes in the tide goes out, can't be that hard to sort out.
Every house that is built, make it law to have solar panels on the roof. Use the natural resources that are harmless, fracking could do no end of damage.

[Livia]

I can see why people are up in arms about this, but at the same time we're all energy junkies.

[arista]

They really won't be pleased until this planet is fooked up beyond repair for future generations will they?
We are a ruddy island..use the sea, the tide comes in the tide goes out, can't be that hard to sort out.
Every house that is built, make it law to have solar panels on the roof. Use the natural resources that are harmless, fracking could do no end of damage.

What if it Does Not

[arista]

The Council Has Now Blocked this.


http://news.sky.com/story/1510165/fracking-plans-for-lancashire-are-rejected

[JoshBB]

Good on the council for thinking in the interests of the people and not being frightened to stand up to companies for once!

[Kizzy]

:clap1: :clap1: :clap1: Excellent news!

[arista]

nice to have some good news for Kizzy

[Scarlett.]

The government better no overrule that, the people have said no, the town have said no

**** off Quadrilla.

[Kizzy]

nice to have some good news for Kizzy

Isn't it? My daughter is doing her masters in Preston, I want her safe :worry:

[MTVN]

Read a good article today about how when the lights go out in Britain the cheery locals will be popping open champagne bottles at having prevented another energy project in their area. No one wants fracking in their communities, no one wants windmills or solar panels for blighting the landscape, people don't want tidal power in the Severn because it will disrupt the birds, coal power stations get targeted by Greenpeace nuts, and we've not had a nuclear power station built in this country for over twenty years. Like Livia said we're all energy junkies but when it's our back garden that gets threatened everyone grabs for the nearest pitchfork.

[Scarlett.]

Read a good article today about how when the lights go out in Britain the cheery locals will be popping open champagne bottles at having prevented another energy project in their area. No one wants fracking in their communities, no one wants windmills or solar panels for blighting the landscape, people don't want tidal power in the Severn because it will disrupt the birds, coal power stations get targeted by Greenpeace nuts, and we've not had a nuclear power station built in this country for over twenty years. Like Livia said we're all energy junkies but when it's our back garden that gets threatened everyone grabs for the nearest pitchfork.

I'd be fine with tidal/wind stuff in Blackpool hell, I can see a wind farm in the middle of the sea just off the coast, and I can see Heysham and its Nuclear power station on a good day, I have no problem with either of these. I just don't want some ****ty oil drilling to **** up the towns ecosystem for good. It's high time we stopped bleeding the earth for every last drop and started looking for real alternatives.

[user104658]

Read a good article today about how when the lights go out in Britain the cheery locals will be popping open champagne bottles at having prevented another energy project in their area. No one wants fracking in their communities, no one wants windmills or solar panels for blighting the landscape, people don't want tidal power in the Severn because it will disrupt the birds, coal power stations get targeted by Greenpeace nuts, and we've not had a nuclear power station built in this country for over twenty years. Like Livia said we're all energy junkies but when it's our back garden that gets threatened everyone grabs for the nearest pitchfork.
I dunno. For the mostpart I agree with you, people need to stop whinging about green energy projects "spoiling their view" or whatever and I can even see the arguments for modern coal power stations and nuclear especially in a country as geologically stable as the UK... However, fracking is a slightly different issue. The technology has been jumped on in an almost kneejerk fashion by governments when, in reality, the potential long term effects are devastating and woefully understudied. Personally I think we could stand to let the US be their own fracking guinea-pigs for at least half a century and then, if it hasn't turned out to be a disaster, it'll still be there as an option. For now, the risks outweigh the benefits.

[Kizzy]

Read a good article today about how when the lights go out in Britain the cheery locals will be popping open champagne bottles at having prevented another energy project in their area. No one wants fracking in their communities, no one wants windmills or solar panels for blighting the landscape, people don't want tidal power in the Severn because it will disrupt the birds, coal power stations get targeted by Greenpeace nuts, and we've not had a nuclear power station built in this country for over twenty years. Like Livia said we're all energy junkies but when it's our back garden that gets threatened everyone grabs for the nearest pitchfork.

Could solar panels cause earthquakes or poison water supplies?
'people' are increasingly aware of an energy crisis, even in the leafy burbs they're waking up especially as they realise that fracking will soon be coming to a town near them.... on our doorstep? That will have everyone reaching for the placards and pitchforks yes.

[arista]

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/517fd70ee4b0bec12a2a16e2/t/5181e547e4b0ff1f837b63c6/1367467340628/Solar+panel+field+3.jpg

MTVN this is not a blight


If I see fields full of Hi Tech Solar
I am happy that covers local power outlet

[Kizzy]

'Large areas of Yorkshire, the north-west and the east Midlands are to be opened up to fracking after the government announced it will offer a fresh round of licences for oil and gas exploration.

Areas near Leeds, Sheffield, Lincoln and Nottingham are to be offered to companies in an expansion plan that green groups predicted would trigger “hundreds of battles” over the future of the countryside.'

Brilliant :/ Get that tank up here Viv! he want to frack us now as well as slag us off the twonk!

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/18/1000-sq-miles-england-opened-up-fracking-new-round-licences

[kirklancaster]

Read a good article today about how when the lights go out in Britain the cheery locals will be popping open champagne bottles at having prevented another energy project in their area. No one wants fracking in their communities, no one wants windmills or solar panels for blighting the landscape, people don't want tidal power in the Severn because it will disrupt the birds, coal power stations get targeted by Greenpeace nuts, and we've not had a nuclear power station built in this country for over twenty years. Like Livia said we're all energy junkies but when it's our back garden that gets threatened everyone grabs for the nearest pitchfork.

So fracking true.

[Kizzy]

I would much rather solar or wind power for my community :/

[JoshBB]

I would much rather solar or wind power for my community :/

Me too.

[MTVN]

My local paper is pretty much always full of local campaigns to prevent another wind farm or solar panel site

Never underestimate the power of the nimby

[Kizzy]

My local paper is pretty much always full of local campaigns to prevent another wind farm or solar panel site

Never underestimate the power of the nimby

Wasn't Mr Cameron accused of that for not fracking on his doorstep?

[billy123]

Whatever the solution is. More oil and gas isnt it.
The profits made by the oil industry is sickening when you think of how much could be done with that money to further research and development into alternatives.

[Kizzy]

BP blocked that nay wories
Meanwhile in a sleepy village the earth moved....is dave screwing piggums? No. it's an earthquake.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 has been recorded in Rutland in the east Midlands.

The epicentre of the quake was north of Oakham, with residents also reporting feeling the tremor in Northamptonshire.

The British Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10.40pm on Tuesday.

It is the second time this year the area has been shaken by tremors, with a 3.8-magnitude earthquake recorded in January.'

'Harriet Brookes said: “Another earthquake! Why do we seem to have so many recently?”


Answers on a postcard to #stopeffingfrackingffs
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/23/earthquake-of-28-magnitude-hits-rutland

[Kizzy]

29 August 2013

'A Northamptonshire MP says the controversial technique of fracking is safe and would be welcome in Northamptonshire.

Brian Binley, the Conservative MP for Northampton South, says the alleged dangers of fracking are a nonsense and the technique is essential to solving Britain's energy crisis. Other Northamptonshire MP's agree and so does MEP Roger Helmer.'

17 April 2014

People in Northamptonshire felt an earthquake this morning that measured 3.2 on the Richter scale.

The epicentre of the earthquake was Oakham in Rutland but tremors were felt in Northamptonshire, in particular the Corby area.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dt1dp

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/earthquake-tremors-felt-in-northamptonshire-1-6006308