We should be weaning ourselves off fossil fuels, not developing new sources. Only last month, Nick Hurd MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, confirmed:
Known fossil fuels - not new ones.
Fracking is deeply unpopular. It has no social licence. Clearly that hasn’t stopped Aggregate Industries, however, from being one of the first to profit:
Anti-fracking campaigners in Little Plumpton are attempting to delay deliveries. pic.twitter.com/OvP47QnC1y— North West Tonight (@BBCNWT) January 10, 2017
Anti fracking demonstrators prepare to slow walk in front of construction traffic at Little Plumpton site pic.twitter.com/27vy6MbEmm— Steve Saul (@StevenSaul) January 10, 2017
Anti-fracking demonstrators slow walk in front of construction lorries delivering to Little Plumpton Caudrilla site https://t.co/iUyHZeJ4EL— Steve Saul (@StevenSaul) January 10, 2017