Published on 28th November 2013 | Part of Issue 853 | Print Friendly Version
Northern Frack
The anti-fracking frontline has arrived in Barton Moss. As SchNEWS reported back in September ,
this site near the M62 in Salford was next in line for the
controversial gas extraction technique. This time it's IGas – a fuel
exploration company partially owned by the Chinese government.
Yesterday (Weds 27th) saw the first four arrests as around fifty people
answered the call-out for the Great Northern Gas Gala and formed human
chains in front of iGas's trucks. The police, perhaps having learned
from the Balcombe experience, were there in numbers from the start.
According to campaigning organisation Frack Off's newsfeed,
a small drilling rig has already been established on site – possibly
for prepatory work for the big rig, which is planned to drill down a
staggering 10,000 feet in order to find exploitable reserves of either
shale gas or coal bed methane.
A small camp has been set up on a private road very near the site and
urgently needs your support. SchNEWS spoke to one of the hardy campers
"Locals are really unhappy and feel completely disenfranchised. The
government hasn't listened and the council haven't listened. Now we have
to take matters into our own hands. Luckily peple from around the
country have come to support us".
For directions and a rather optimistic* wish list - http://northerngasgala.org.uk/
* Fracking Manchester: IGas Threatens Barton Moss
(http://frack-off.org.uk/fracking-manchester-igas-threatens-barton-moss/)
* Fracking Threat In The North West
(http://frack-off.org.uk/fracking-threat-in-the-north-west/)
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