RAFF to initiate
legal action and tactics to prevent shale gas industry threat to Fylde
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December 2012 George Osborne's Autumn
Statement concerning shale gas said very few words but spoke of tax relief for
the industry; indicating a green light to this controversial practice. The
statement held no surprises. This government has continually turned its back on
green energy, trumpeted 'a 'dash for gas' policy and surrounded itself with
ministers and advisors who have more than a little vested personal interest in
shale gas.
Osborne
has repeatedly refused to listen to industry leaders who are demanding the
Government commit to a cut in carbon emissions by 2030. Failure to do so will,
they say, harm the economy and cause them to miss out on the commercial
opportunities and benefits associated with a shift to a low carbon economy.
The
government is taking advantage of the ignorance of the population as a whole. A
recently commissioned survey, conducted by BritainThinks, on behalf of gas
drilling company Cuadrilla, revealed that only 15% of respondents claim to know
very much about shale gas extraction, and this is from a sample of the
population where fracking is about to re-start and who have been offered plenty
of opportunities to discover more on the subject.
There's
little doubt that fracking will resume in Lancashire very soon. RAFF's requests
for both health and environmental impact assessment reports have been ignored.
Residents will be exposed to methane emissions, toxic chemicals, radioactive
waste and much more. They will be
completely unprotected.
RAFF will
now take legal action and have initiated discussion with David Wolfe QC.
Together with the increasing number of anti-fracking groups springing up
throughout the UK, we will be employing delaying tactics, which will add to the
already damaged confidence of investors in shale gas companies.
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