Not listening to the will of the people

Congratulations to Sarah Vause and Sarah Marsh, two local residents in Mosborough and Eckington, who organised the large anti-fracking march on February 25, (Eckington anti-fracking march organisers hail event a success).
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Mar 2017, 06:08 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:09 BST
An anti-fracking march/protest starts as Mosborough, collecting more supporters up from Eckington before heading towards Marsh Lane where the company Ineos plan to carry out Fracking Picture: Sarah Washbourn / www.yellowbellyphotos.comAn anti-fracking march/protest starts as Mosborough, collecting more supporters up from Eckington before heading towards Marsh Lane where the company Ineos plan to carry out Fracking Picture: Sarah Washbourn / www.yellowbellyphotos.com
An anti-fracking march/protest starts as Mosborough, collecting more supporters up from Eckington before heading towards Marsh Lane where the company Ineos plan to carry out Fracking Picture: Sarah Washbourn / www.yellowbellyphotos.com

They enabled their two communities to express strong feelings against proposed fracking, with awareness of the certain environmental impacts.

They include mass lorry movements on already dangerous roads and huge water use. Plus the risks of spills and water pollution due to the lack of proper regulation in this industry.

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The placards and chants also showed an understanding that we need to be investing in renewable energy and energy conservation.

Most of the rest of the world is doing this, for both economic and environmental reasons. It is the future while fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas, are the past.

On the same day I joined a national demonstration at Preston New Road, Lancashire, showing the strong continuing opposition to shale gas drilling there.

Fracking was imposed on the county by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, overruling local council decision making.

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Once again the Tories in Westminster are not listening to the will of the people, or taking notice of the evidence of the impact of their policies.

Natalie Bennett

Green Party Prospective Parliamentary candidate for Sheffield Central