North Yorkshire Fracking Showdown Day 1: Continues On Mon

Communities from across North Yorkshire and beyond gathered today outside the County Hall in Northallerton to make it clear that they will not be fracked.

North Yorkshire Council is considering (today and Monday) a planning application from fracking company Third Energy to frack a well on a site at Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.

These plans could pave the way for thousands of fracking wells to spread across Yorkshire and many other parts of the country if not stopped. Impacts, including pipelines, air pollution and waste disposal will spread far beyond the areas being drilled.

North Yorkshire County Council did not make a decision today and will break for the weekend, reconvening on Monday 23rd May (at 9:30am). The Rally for Ryedale on will therefore continue on Monday to make clear the strength of opposition to these plans.

Today’s rally is part of a wider battle, between communities across the country and a fracking industry backed by central government, and as with Cuadrilla’s applications in Lancashire Third Energy’s plans in Ryedale are the thin end of a very large wedge.

See below for photos from the day.

Map of all current UK Fracking Licences
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