As the Barton Moss court cases roll on, with the next one due to be heard on September 7th, anti-fracking groups have vowed to continue the fight against the likes of IGas and Cuadrilla, following the Tory Government's announcement of new licenses for `on shore petroleum exploration and development', with the majority in the north.
As the announcement was made, Salford group, Frack Free Irlam and Cadishead, joined around three dozen other anti-fracking organisations in releasing a statement of opposition. The groups, including Frack Free Greater Manchester, Northern Gas Gala, Reclaim the Power Manchester, Frack Free Lancashire and Bolton Against Fracking, have vowed to set up a northern united front to prevent any fracking in the north of England.
"The fact that the vast majority of the licenses being issued are based in the north shows the Government's contempt for our communities" says Bob Dennett from Frack Free Lancashire "Obviously they have listened to Tory Peer, Lord Howell, and decided to focus fracking in the 'desolate north'. They will get a shock if they think we will be so easily pushed around."
Following Lancashire County Council's recent decision to turn down fracking planning applications by Cuadrilla, the Government also announced recently that it would push local councils to make decisions more quickly and even overrule them...
...But Pippa Hockey, from Frack Free East Yorkshire, insists "The more they try and push fracking on us, the harder we will fight back. We have made friends all over the UK, especially with other groups in the north, and now we will all work together to stop fracking happening anywhere".
And Rachel Thompson, from Manchester Reclaim the Power, adds; "They can change any laws they want, what they fail to register is that we have a really strong movement here in the North West. This is not just about the destruction of our local environment and potential water contamination; this is about stopping climate change and local communities making their own decisions about our energy future."
The following groups have issued the united front in the north statement... Frack Free Greater Manchester, Northern Gas Gala, Reclaim the Power Manchester, Frack Free Lancashire, Lancashire Nanas, Residents Action on Fylde Fracking, Ribble Estuary Against Fracking, Frack Free Blackpool, Fleetwood Folk Say No to Fracking, Roseacre Action Group, Preston New Road Action Group, Frack Free Inskip, Frack Free Freckleton, Singleton Against a Fracked Environment, Frack Free East Yorkshire, Frack Free Lincolnshire, Transition Town Louth, York No to TTIP, Frack Free York, Frack Free Dee, Ellesmere Port Frack Free, Frack Free Scarborough, Wirral Against Fracking, Frack Free Upton, Frack Free Wervin, Frack Free Mickle Trafford, Bolton Against Fracking, Frack Free Picton, Frack Free Croughton, Frack Free Stoak, Frack Free Little Stanney, Frack Free Irlam and Cadishead.
To read the latest on Barton Moss see previous Salford Star article click here
To see where the new licenses are based click here
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