People’s Declaration motion
On Monday 23rd May North Yorkshire County Council approved Third Energy’s application to do test fracking (hydraulic fracturing) for shale gas at Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. This was in spite of receiving 4,375 letters of objection from local residents- and only 36 letters in support of it. More widely, recent opinion polls show that only 19% of the population supports fracking, while 81% support increased use of renewable energy.
Fracking for shale gas involves risks to workers, local residents and the wider population. These risks include risks of groundwater contamination, surface water contamination, air pollution and silica dust inhalation. The development of a shale gas industry will lead to an increase in our emissions of greenhouse gases at a time when we the UK must reduce its emissions. Shale gas will not lower energy bills.
The UK has a vast potential for clean energy. Investment in renewable energy, public transport and energy efficiency (as outlined in the ‘One Million Climate Jobs’ pamphlet) will create far more jobs than fracking, deliver energy security, boost our economy and allow us to play our part in avoiding dangerous climate change.
This branch/ association/ region agrees to:
- Oppose fracking in North Yorkshire and across the UK as unwanted, unnecessary and unsafe
- Promote the People’s Declaration against fracking among its memberspeoples-declaration-say-no-fracking-0
- Publicise local and regional events opposing fracking and encourage its members to attend them
Proposed:
Seconded:
People’s Declaration motion
On Monday 23rd May North Yorkshire County Council approved Third Energy’s application to do test fracking (hydraulic fracturing) for shale gas at Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. This was in spite of receiving 4,375 letters of objection from local residents- and only 36 letters in support of it.[1]More widely, recent opinion polls show that only 19% of the population supports fracking, while 81% support increased use of renewable energy. [2]
Fracking for shale gas involves risks to workers, local residents and the wider population. These risks include risks of groundwater contamination, surface water contamination, air pollution and silica dust inhalation. [3]The development of a shale gas industry will lead to an increase in our emissions of greenhouse gases at a time when we the UK must reduce its emissions. [4]Shale gas will not lower energy bills. [5]
The UK has a vast potential for clean energy. [6] Investment in renewable energy, public transport and energy efficiency (as outlined in the ‘One Million Climate Jobs’ pamphlet) will create far more jobs than fracking, deliver energy security, boost our economy and allow us to play our part in avoiding dangerous climate change. [7]
This branch/ association/ region agrees to:
- Oppose fracking in North Yorkshire and across the UK as unwanted, unnecessary and unsafe
- Promote the People’s Declaration against fracking among its memberspeoples-declaration-say-no-fracking-0
- Publicise local and regional events opposing fracking and encourage its members to attend them.
Proposed:
Seconded:
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[3] groundwater-fracking-75170.pdf
(open ‘Fracking leaflet’ and ‘Chris Baugh’s fracking blog’)
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[6]no-need-step-gas-76983.pdf
[7]making-better-job-it-full-report-75291.pdf