'The bed and house shook. Never experienced anything like that before'
Political chaos, the skyrocketing cost of living - and now the fracking row in Lancashire is the latest addition to an increasingly long list of issues rocking the country.
He has claimed current rules that fracking should stop for tremors over 0.5 in magnitude are too strict. "A report from the Institute of Directors concluded that at maximum levels of shale gas development, water use would be less than 1% of what is consumed in any one year by households, agriculture and industry. Wastewater produced from shale gas development will be treated at facilities licensed by the Environment Agency.
Cuadrilla CEO Francis Egan said last month that the reversal of the fracking ban was 'the right call', pointing to the financial benefits for local communities and job creation across the North Of England, stating: “I am very pleased that the Government has quickly and decisively followed up the Prime Minister’s announcement of two weeks ago with today’s WMS.
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