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Freddie van Mierlo

Fracking U-Turns: Why fracking doesn’t make sense anymore

By Freddie van Mierlo | Mon 22nd February 2016 - 9:30 am

 

In May last year I stood before a busy church hall in Lytham St Annes and stated my support for fracking. I was the Lib Dem candidate for Fylde, a constituency on the fracking front line. It was a lonely position to take, but I felt I’d struck the right balance between the need for secure domestic energy, and the need to protect the natural environment. Only the incumbent Tory MP agreed with me.

However, my support for fracking was conditional. On that day, I promised voters, that if elected, I would fight for regulation with real teeth, and work hard for a massive investment in renewables. I told voters that, ”If elected, and robust regulation is not forthcoming, I will not hesitate to vote in favour of ban”.

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