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from Frack Free Isle of Wight. Ed
ON THE Wight
By Sylvia Knight
22nd May, 2017
Frack Free Isle of Wight are calling
on every Conservative Party member, supporter, donor, Councillor, MP,
prospective MP and voter to demand Theresa May rescind the proposed planning
policy for non-fracking wells with immediate effect.
Frack Free Isle of Wight members have expressed dismay
and outrage after reading the 2017 Conservative Party manifesto(a).
Firstly, it promotes the belief that the UK could
replicate the US ‘Shale Gas Revolution’ despite there being no evidence to
substantiate this. It is already widely accepted that factors such as
geological differences and an obvious lack of vast expanses of sparsely
populated areas support the contrary opinion that a UK shale gas revolution is
far from likely.
Shale gas in UK completely oversold
In fact, the UK Energy Research Council, an academic
consortium covering 30 institutions, produced a report on the future of gas in
the UK and suggested that shale gas in the UK has been completely oversold.
Prof Jim Watson, UKERC research director told BBC News
in 2014(b)
“It is very frustrating to keep hearing
that shale gas is going to solve our energy problems – there’s no evidence for
that whatsoever… it’s hype.
“It’s extraordinary that ministers
keep making these statements. They clearly want to create a narrative. But we
are researchers – we deal in facts, not narratives. And at the moment there is
no evidence on how shale gas will develop in the UK. Shale gas has been
completely oversold. Where ministers got this rhetoric from I have absolutely
no idea. It’s very misleading for the public.”
Stripping away protection
We share Professor Watson’s frustration. Not only is
the current ruling party persisting with their pledge to go all out for shale,
they are now adding insult to injury by promising to strip away yet another
layer of protection for local communities, stating ‘We will legislate to change
planning law for shale applications. Non-fracking drilling will be treated as
permitted development’…
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