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by Refracktion · Published July 18, 2014
Hello? Is there anybody there? What’s it like in your parallel universe Nigel? We read in Hansard that arch climate shale denier and shale gas supporter Lord Lawson of Blaby said “We have now had a reply from DECC, which is the most complacent reply I have ever seen from...
If you ever waver in questioning what you are being told by the government about fracking and start to think that they are really being straight with you, just listen again to Lord Lawson on Radio 4’s “Any Questions” as he tries to explain away the dangers of fracking. https://www.refracktion.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lawson.mp3...
Political Issues / Public Opinion
by Refracktion · Published July 9, 2013 · Last modified July 10, 2013
Today’s Sun carries an article written by Nigel Lawson, ex Chancellor of the Exchequer, and chief cheerleader for fracking. It is a masterpiece of bad logic and polemic, spiced with arrogance and stupidity. The sad thing is that people will read this rubbish uncritically and believe at least some of...
“They are lifting the ban, but they cannot supply the evidence, and the British Geological Survey report published today certainly does not do it. So in the absence of the evidence, his approach is to change the safety limits.
I look forward to him and his colleagues explaining his charter for earthquakes to the people of Lancashire, Yorkshire, the midlands, Sussex, Dorset and, indeed, Somerset who will be part of his dangerous experiment. Let me tell the Conservatives that we will hang this broken promise round their necks in every part of the country between now and the next general election."
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"Additional UK production won’t materially affect the wholesale market price. This includes fracking – UK producers won’t sell shale gas to UK consumers below the market price. They’re not charities."
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