Stop the government forcing fracking on communities
The government has given the final go-ahead for fracking in Lancashire – despite the wishes of local people.
And it wants to rewrite planning rules to take power away from councils and make it easier for fracking companies to start drilling.
Please sign the petition today to tell the government not to trample on local democracy.

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What is fracking?
Renewable energy is already here – we don’t need fracking or coal
Fracking: the facts
80%
of proven coal, oil and gas reserves must stay in the ground.
300+
anti-fracking groups are resisting shale gas in the UK.
77%
of people support renewable energy options — more than 4 times as many as support fracking.
186,685
people told the prime minister not to overturn Lancashire County Council's decision to reject fracking.
25%
of UK electricity came from renewables in 2016 — up from 7% in 2010.
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