The threat by the UK government to 'step in' if pesky councils in far-off places like Lancashire and Yorkshire 'drag their heels' over giving a rapid go-ahead to the Fracking Industry (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/13/government-will-step-in-if-councils-dont-fast-track-fracking-applications), sits strangely with their simultaneous strengthening of local people's abilities to object to land-based wind turbines (I know that that has been much 'discussion' about the relative merits of these 2 technologies but many of the comparisons are a bit dodgy on both sides). The Secretary of State for the Environment has promised to "deliver shale" which is not strictly true as she actually means giving the extractors a quick opportunity to squeeze out hydrocarbons from these deposits even if locals object to the disturbance. Other sound bites that could be used might include 1. "Taking materials from under your land, whether you approve or not"; 2. "Getting hydrocarbons more cheaply to burn and add to global warming"; 3."Possibly increasing the incidence of seismic events and water contamination in your locality"; 4. "Resistance is useless" and 5. "Getting rid of that green crap". Actually, 5 has been used before.
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