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Naomi Klein: UK fracking trespass law flouts democratic rights
2014-10-07 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Ministers rewriting of the law to allow fracking to happen beneath peoples homes without their permission flouts basic democratic rights, according to Naomi Klein. The author and activist said that UK governments changes to trespass laws, to speed up the ability for shale gas companies to frack beneath landowners property, was energising resistance to fracking in Britain. What is animating the anti-fracking movement? Yes, its water. Its also a defence of democracy. The fact the government...
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