Do we want fracking under our homes – aren’t the caves enough?
Village News understands that the geological layers under parts
of Bromley Borough could contain shale gas, or oil, depending on the
composition of the shale layers. Bromley Council has already given a licence to
Northdown Energy (now in partnership with Alamo Energy) for a seismic survey in
the very south of the borough near Knockholt.
A new group is appealing to Bromley Council to declare the
whole of Bromley Borough a ‘Frack-Free Area’ in an online petition by Bromley
Against Fracking, set up to challenge any plans to frack within borough
boundaries.
Bromley Against Fracking has been campaigning against the process of drilling for methane, said to pose dangers to the water aquifer and supply, a possibility for earthquakes, environmental damage and toxic, irradiated ‘flow-back’ water which cannot be cleaned of its radioactive particles.
Founder member Roisin Robertson said: ‘We started as a Facebook group, however we gained so much support that a group of us got together and with funding produced a leaflet which we have given out on high streets and through letterboxes.’
‘When we realised the strength of support from residents in Orpington, Bromley, and Knockholt, where a seismic survey has already taken place, we decided to set up an online petition to allow residents to tell Bromley Council – which is the Minerals Licensing Authority in this case - they do not want this process happening here.
‘We are asking residents to sign this online petition to protect our local water supply for homes and agriculture from this threat.’
Petition link : http://www.gopetition.com/
Bromley Against Fracking now holds regular monthly meetings,
details on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
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