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There are several hundred earthquakes every year in the UK though only 20 - 30 that are felt by people. They are more concentrated in the west of the country. They've been fracking wells in the North Sea for decades now.
I would certainly think so if I lived there too, Lindy!
It's all very well for those to say it's fine, when they live at the other end of the country!
The government is proposing massive changes to planning rules that remove decisions on drilling fossil fuel wells from local authorities and communities and allowing government ministers to decide. These changes would give the fracking industry a green light to drill exploratory wells without planning permission by making them "Permitted Development" (usually used for putting up garden sheds or changing your garage door). It would also open a pathway to change policy on full scale fracking production wells - enabling them to be considered under the National Strategic Infrastructure Projects regime............again allowing government ministers, NOT local authorities to finally give planning permissions to the industry.
The proposed changes are a massive affront to the principles of local democracy and community consultation and have the potential to ruin huge swathes of our countryside!
There are several hundred earthquakes every year in the UK though only 20 - 30 that are felt by people. They are more concentrated in the west of the country. They've been fracking wells in the North Sea for decades now.
If the number of earthquakes increase significantly once fracking commences.............you'd still say coincidence? Blind or what? I can't believe the "I don't care until it affects me" attitude.