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Lewes debate opposes fracking

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 7, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

A majority of people attending a public debate on fracking in Lewes, Sussex, last night (October 7th 2013) opposed the technique for extracting gas or oil. A show of hands at the beginning and end of the event suggested a small number of people were undecided about fracking, […]

Fracking danger from Sussex geological faults – Lewes debate

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 6, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

A geophysicist has questioned government assurances fracking is unlikely to contaminate groundwater supplies. David Smythe, Emeritus Professor of Geophysics at the University of Glasgow, told a public debate on fracking in Lewes the assurances were informed by evidence from the US that was not relevant to Britain. Professor […]