Irish Times: Fracking dilemma goes on as companies seek to guzzle gas from the ground

Something unusual happened in West Sussex last month: a small rural community took on the fracking industry – and won. Indeed, the people of Wisborough Green could barely believe it when their district council’s planning committee unanimously rejected test-drilling plans by Celtique Energie.

“The vote was called all the hands shot up in the air and it was over – application refused,” says Simon Clydesdale of Greenpeace. “The room exploded, cheers, hugs, kisses, backslapping and smiles all around.

“A lot of anxiety, sweat, toil and tears had led to this moment, the sense of triumph and relief was tangible.”
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