The government is already aware that its plans to expand fracking activity in the UK will face opposition from green campaigners and local protesters, but they probably had not banked on Sir Paul McCartney leading the calls for a moratorium on shale gas exploration. A major new campaign kicked off today under the banner we need to talk about fracking with over 150 celebrities, scientists, and campaign groups endorsing calls for a fundamental rethink of the governments shale gas strategy. The campaign, which will host a series of debates on whether fracking represents an acceptable and effective way of securing energy for the benefit of Britain, features a petition that argues the government must suspend fracking immediately while a genuinely independent, balanced and thorough public debate is held into the potential dangers this industry holds for the UK. A host of high profile names from the worlds of music, film, art, and science were among the first to sign the petition, including Sir Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Carr, Noel Fielding, Lily Cole, George Monbiot, Will Self, Jude Law, Russell Brand, Sir Anthony Gormley, Thom Yorke, Chrissie Hynde and Tracey Emin. The petition is also backed by a number of green businesses, executives and NGOs, such as Lush Cosmetics, Ecotricity founder Dale Vince, Solarcentury founder Jeremy Leggett, Trillion Fund, Triodos Bank, the RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Fuel Poverty Action. The group is arguing that regulations are being changed to accommodate fracking without sufficient public debate as to the risks associated with the activity...... businessgreen/bg/news/2347750/sir-paul-mccartney-leads-new-band-of-celebrity-fracking-campaigners Logan Albert Conservation Association
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:48:29 +0000
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