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Old 04-03-2013, 08:11 AM #1
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Thumbs up George Osborne's office in Greenpeace fracking protest

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-21653311

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Greenpeace campaigners have erected drilling rigs on a village green outside George Osborne's constituency office in protest at fracking.

The group has climbed on to the first floor balcony of the Conservative MPs office in Tatton, Cheshire, and renamed it the headquarters of "Frack & Go".

They said a new poll found the majority of his constituents oppose shale gas extraction.

Tatton has been earmarked as a potential area for drilling.

Cheshire Police are at the scene of the protest.

Campaigners said they are concerned fracking will cause noise and disruption, earth tremors and have a negative effect on house prices.

Greenpeace energy campaigner Lawrence Carter said: "It seems Osborne is so wedded to his dash for gas that he's willing to ignore the views of his own constituents.

"It's time George Osborne stopped trying to play the JR Ewing of Cheshire and concentrated on investment in clean, safe, renewable technology that will create longer-term jobs and a more stable economy."

More than half of 500 Tatton residents questioned said they opposed fracking in the area.
Not exactly in his back yard, but .....
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