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MEP joins calls to stop fracking in Mid Sussex
SHARON Bowles MEP, who represents Sussex in the European Parliament, has joined calls for drilling company, Cuadrilla, to stop its fracking operations in Sussex until safety issues are resolved.
Fracking done by Cuadrilla in Lancashire last year caused two earthquakes and now the company has permission to drill a site at Lower Stumble near Balcombe.
The MEP said: “Reports in the US, from places where fracking has been permitted, show that damage has been done to the environment, with a measurable increase in air and water pollution.
“It has also been reported that some households in the US are able to set fire to their tap water as a result of fracking and this is not something we want to see in Sussex.
“A moratorium on hydraulic fracturing has already been declared in France and Switzerland and, given the evident dangers, I am supporting those in Sussex and across the South East who do not want fracking while there are questions about health and other safety aspects.”
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