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| Barton Moss: Fracking protesters in wind turbine blockade | Barton Moss: Fracking protesters in wind turbine blockade |
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| Anti-fracking protesters have blockaded a shale gas test drilling site with a 17m (56 ft) wind turbine blade. | Anti-fracking protesters have blockaded a shale gas test drilling site with a 17m (56 ft) wind turbine blade. |
| Campaigners assembled the blade in a "symbolic action" outside the Barton Moss site in Salford at 05:30 GMT. | Campaigners assembled the blade in a "symbolic action" outside the Barton Moss site in Salford at 05:30 GMT. |
| Greater Manchester Police has moved the blade to one side and looking at what other action to take. | |
| A spokesperson for IGas, which operates the site, said the company respected anyone's right to protest, but said the action disrupted the neighbourhood. | A spokesperson for IGas, which operates the site, said the company respected anyone's right to protest, but said the action disrupted the neighbourhood. |
| The No Dash for Gas group said about 50 activists unloaded the 1.5-tonne blade from a lorry and assembled it. IGas said there were 30 protesters. | The No Dash for Gas group said about 50 activists unloaded the 1.5-tonne blade from a lorry and assembled it. IGas said there were 30 protesters. |
| A spokesperson for the group said: "This is a symbolic action - there are environmentally-friendly forms of renewable energy that we should be pursuing." | A spokesperson for the group said: "This is a symbolic action - there are environmentally-friendly forms of renewable energy that we should be pursuing." |
| Sandra Denton, one of the people who put the blade in place, added: "We've delivered this early Christmas gift to IGas to remind them that we don't need damaging, risky and polluting energy sources like oil and gas to power the UK." | Sandra Denton, one of the people who put the blade in place, added: "We've delivered this early Christmas gift to IGas to remind them that we don't need damaging, risky and polluting energy sources like oil and gas to power the UK." |
| A statement from IGas said: "We do not condone any protest activity which impacts the right of local people to go about their daily lives and work. | A statement from IGas said: "We do not condone any protest activity which impacts the right of local people to go about their daily lives and work. |
| "We continue to operate in accordance with all the necessary regulation and permitting." | "We continue to operate in accordance with all the necessary regulation and permitting." |
| The blade was used in a demo last year in the Tate Modern Gallery Turbine Hall in London. | |
| It was unveiled by activists Liberate Tate in protest against the gallery's connections with BP. |