Seán Lynch launches Assembly Bill to ban fracking by Victoria Johnston, Dec 14, 2020, Impartial Reporter

A FERMANAGH South Tyrone MLA has launched an Assembly Bill to ban fracking in Northern Ireland.

Seán Lynch launched his bill at the beginning of the month and is inviting the public to sign a consultation.

Mr. Lynch said:“I have launched my Assembly Bill to ban fracking in the North. Scientific studies have proved that hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the ground is extremely damaging to the environment and increases carbon emissions.

“This Bill is about protecting our environment and protecting people’s health and well-being.

“Sinn Féin will continue to stand up for our environment and, like the people of Fermanagh and South Tyrone, stand against fracking and the risk it poses to our communities.

“The purpose of this bill is to put a halt to the issuing of any future licenses by the Economy Minister for the exploration, extraction and production of fuels extracted by fracking.

“I would urge people to support this Bill, and over the coming weeks, to take part in the consultation to ban fracking in the North,” he said.

The consultation can be assessed via www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/V5XYP6Z.

Refer also to:

2012 02 21 Jessica Ernst presents at Belcoo Northern Ireland

2012 12 28: ‘No backing for fracking’ in Northern Ireland

2014 08 03: Belcoo, Northern Ireland: Anti-fracking tractor run attracts 140 vehicles

2017 02 22: Northern Ireland: SDLP pledge to introduce permanent ban on fracking

2019 06 18: Jessica Ernst Submission to “No Fracking Fermanagh” (Northern Ireland) Petition

2019 07 08: Northern Ireland citizen letter, with copy Andrew Nikiforuk’s Slick Water, to Dept for the Economy, Minerals and Petroleum Branch, lodging objection to Tamboran’s application to frac.

2020 04 29: Bravo Northern Ireland! And then there were none.

2020 12 14: A decade of science on frac harms – Compendium 7 released: “The data continue to reveal a plethora of recurring problems that cannot be sufficiently averted through regulatory frameworks” while regulators in Canada continue to DEregulate to enable the endless **known** harms. Canadian frac-harmed Vicky Simlik: “Because there is no such thing as a kind & gentle frac’ it needs to be banned period.”