Fracking - Regeneration

• There are 8.6 billion barrels of oil and gas close to Sussex worth £300 billion
• UK government imports 70% of gas
• Fracking provides employment and economic benefits in deindustrialised areas
• Loss of green spaces for fracking development
• Fracking causes earthquakes and tremors
• Fracking can cause water pollution from chemicals used in the process
• Emissions from shale gas transportation cause noise and air pollution
• 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Blackpool
• North Council raised 4,375 objections to Fracking
• Local groups such as Frack off set up against fracking