How to fight climate injustice in the UK – and 6 reasons we must

What lies beneath the UK’s fracking industry is a dirty history of land enclosure, ecocide and international exploitation. We must do what's necessary to stop the extreme energy industry and protect the planet for generations to come.

By John Parry

Published: September 08, 2017, 9:09 am

Image: Protests at Preston New Road fracking site this summer, Reclaim the Power.

This summer in Lancashire a vibrant grassroots resistance movement has been fighting back against a crazed dash for shale gas. Anti-fracking protectors now form the largest direct action based UK movement since the anti-roads resistance of the 1990s.

Additional support is now needed to sustain and grow the struggle at Preston New Road into Autumn. Maple Farm and New Hope Community camps welcome those who want to join the #OngoingResistance.

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