Latest fracking news Whya re you not fighting this stuff?

[olivia8143]

Technically all land in England and Wales is owned by the Monarch(queen)

At the bottom of the following quote from Greenpeace you'll find a Q&A on the law - just click the link

Landowners near Fernhurst, Sussex have signed up to our Wrongmove legal block, denying permission for fracking on their land which sits inside the South Downs National Park. So when Celtique Energie marched into town they found the site they had permission to drill on was surrounded by a legal block. If they drill sideways more than a few hundred meters in any direction they will break the law. This makes it nearly impossible for them to operate.
This tactic is being replicated across Britain with more than 25,000 people signed up to the legal block. But the government is fighting back. Ministers are considering changing the law to allow fracking under people’s homes without the owner’s permission. However, changing a long-established piece of law such as this is not easy, will take a long time and would require a vote in Parliament. It is not something they can simply do.
In the meantime, the law stands. If you do not give them permission, they cannot drill. Join the legal block and make your own check-mate move against fracking.
Read a detailed Q&A on Greenpeace Energydesk.

[tonyreddevil]

why is it sucessful in the U.S.A.?

[kazeran]

I rent, so I don't have a say....sob!

[tonyreddevil]

I rent, so I don't have a say....sob!

good one

[CopperLocker]

When people in the US buy property, they do not always get the mineral rights. Some rights are owned buy cities and or counties. When I bought our house, the cities grants me everything 500 feet below and 500 feet above my property. But the mineral and water rights are owned by the city. I still haven't figured out what to do with all those extra feet.

[astral276]

When I bought our house, the cities grants me everything 500 feet below and 500 feet above my property. But the mineral and water rights are owned by the city. I still haven't figured out what to do with all those extra feet.

You could impose a no-fly zone within you controlled area.

[kazeran]

You could impose a no-fly zone within you controlled area.

lol

[sherlock07]

When people in the US buy property, they do not always get the mineral rights. Some rights are owned buy cities and or counties. When I bought our house, the cities grants me everything 500 feet below and 500 feet above my property. But the mineral and water rights are owned by the city. I still haven't figured out what to do with all those extra feet.

If you built a basement and added another floor would you get the 500 feet above and below your extra floors?

[Juliebabe25]

Here in NZ we need to get Fracking, mining and drilling !

[tonyreddevil]

we want more wind farms in the uk