Thanks to Naomi Long, Mark Durkan, Alasdair McDonnell and Margaret Ritchie who have signed EDM 57. Does anyone want to try persuading the DUP MPs - surely Ian Paisley Jnr is worth a go!! :) Go on! That this House notes with concern the Governments decision to open a consultation on regulatory changes that would make it possible for energy companies to drill for gas under peoples homes without the occupiers consent; condemns this attempt to prioritise the interests of big business over the rights of ordinary citizens and protecting the environment; further notes that this consultation was opened on a day when Parliament and the UK media were occupied with the recent election results, and is concerned that this was an attempt to evade proper public scrutiny; further notes that public opposition to these plans is estimated at 74 per cent and therefore observes that the Government lacks a popular mandate to institute this change; further notes that the many problems of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) include climate change, water, soil and air contamination, loss of protected habitats, and lower house prices in areas where fracking takes place; calls on the Government not to allow fracking to take place anywhere in the UK, and particularly where local residents who would be affected by it are opposed to it; urges the Government to listen to the voices of the majority of UK citizens; and calls for investment in genuinely sustainable technologies such as wind, wave and solar power, rather than an attempt to extract yet more fossil fuels regardless of the environmental and social cost. parliament.uk/edm/2014-15/57
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 07:46:31 +0000
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