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After last week's reports highlighting that Fracking was actually responsible for 50 earthquakes around the Blackpool area, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was an industry which was being seen for what it is at the moment - a last gasp from the fossil fuel producers to hold on to some semblance of relevance in a world with a changing climate.
So it comes as a bit of a shock to discover that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has granted a licence to a company to frack in the Scottish Borders. SEPA appears to have forgotten that they're supposed to be protecting the environment.
It also sends a chill down your spine to read the words of Dr Clifford Jones of Aberdeen University, quoted in the Scotland on Sunday article. He says that the possibility of contaminating drinking water shouldn't stop us from fracking.
It's rather disturbing to hear someone advocate that we play chicken with our drinking water.
1 comments:
Oh yes, those terrifying "earthquakes." Why, thousands of homes were destroyed, countless people died, and at least one teacup was chipped...
We really should expect more from our scaremongers.
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