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| Cuadrilla appeal over Lancashire fracking refusal begins | Cuadrilla appeal over Lancashire fracking refusal begins |
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| A bid to overturn a decision to refuse fracking at two sites in Lancashire has begun. | A bid to overturn a decision to refuse fracking at two sites in Lancashire has begun. |
| Energy firm Cuadrilla launched at appeal after permission to extract shale gas at sites in Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood was turned down. | Energy firm Cuadrilla launched at appeal after permission to extract shale gas at sites in Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood was turned down. |
| Lancashire County Council rejected both planning applications on the grounds of noise and traffic impact. | Lancashire County Council rejected both planning applications on the grounds of noise and traffic impact. |
| A public inquiry is being held at Blackpool Football Club's conference suite following last year's refusal. | A public inquiry is being held at Blackpool Football Club's conference suite following last year's refusal. |
| Cuadrilla's appeal is being heard by the planning inspector and is expected to last five weeks. | Cuadrilla's appeal is being heard by the planning inspector and is expected to last five weeks. |
| The government has decided Communities Secretary Greg Clark will make the final decision because the proposals are "of more than local significance". | The government has decided Communities Secretary Greg Clark will make the final decision because the proposals are "of more than local significance". |
| Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - was suspended in the UK in 2011 following earth tremors in Blackpool, where Cuadrilla previously drilled. | Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - was suspended in the UK in 2011 following earth tremors in Blackpool, where Cuadrilla previously drilled. |
| Speaking last year, Cuadrilla's chief executive said the appeal was "a natural step" in the democratic process. | Speaking last year, Cuadrilla's chief executive said the appeal was "a natural step" in the democratic process. |
| Ahead of the hearing, pro and anti-fracking protesters gathered outside the football club. | Ahead of the hearing, pro and anti-fracking protesters gathered outside the football club. |
| Jasber Singh, from Frack Free Lancashire, said: "We are not going to gain anything from fracking apart from air, noise, land and water pollution that's bad for our health and the health of the climate." | Jasber Singh, from Frack Free Lancashire, said: "We are not going to gain anything from fracking apart from air, noise, land and water pollution that's bad for our health and the health of the climate." |
| In London, Greenpeace activists installed a life-like 33ft (10m) fracking rig and drill at Parliament Square as a protest to coincide with the first day of the inquiry in Lancashire. | In London, Greenpeace activists installed a life-like 33ft (10m) fracking rig and drill at Parliament Square as a protest to coincide with the first day of the inquiry in Lancashire. |
| The move has prompted the term #Frackminster to trend on Twitter. |