Press release
Fracking did make Blackpool rock
17 April 2012
Responding to a Government report on fracking published today (Tuesday 17 April 2012) into two small earthquakes last year near Blackpool, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said:
"We don't need earth tremor-causing fracking to meet our power needs - we need a seismic shift in energy policy.
"Earth tremors aren't the only risks associated with fracking - it's also been linked to air and water pollution and produces gas that causes climate change.
"There should be a full scientific assessment of all the impacts of fracking - a short consultation on one of the problems is completely inadequate.
"We should be developing the huge potential of clean British energy from the sun, wind and waves, not more dirty and dangerous fossil fuels."
ENDS
Notes to editors
1. Friends of the Earth briefing: Shale gas: energy solution or fracking hell? http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/shale_gas.pdf
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Last modified: Apr 2012
