"Reform's deputy leader has refused to rule out fracking in Lancashire, despite the Reform-led county council ruling out a return to drilling. Shale gas "is the energy treasure under our feet", said Richard Tice, insisting, "it's made the American economy richer". His comments come despite Lancashire County Council previously saying conditions on the Fylde Coast were "not conducive to fracking". "We've got huge shale gas deposits - we should try to see if we can extract them," said Mr Tice."
"Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, has been banned many times by different prime ministers since 2011, amid concerns about earthquakes and the impact to the environment. A site off Preston New Road in Fylde became the focus of a semi-permanent protest after the government gave the green light for test drilling by energy firm Cuadrilla in October 2016. The process was suspended and a national ban, or moratorium, imposed in 2019."
Richard Tice refused to rule out fracking in Lancashire despite the Reform-led county council ruling out a return to drilling. Tice described shale gas as "the energy treasure under our feet" and said it had "made the American economy richer." He asserted that Lancashire has huge shale gas deposits and that extraction should be considered, including fracking or other methods under "safely, independently monitored" conditions. He said people in Lincolnshire welcome the idea. Fracking has faced repeated bans since 2011 over earthquake and environmental concerns. Test drilling by Cuadrilla in 2016 at Fylde prompted protests, and a moratorium was imposed in 2019 after tremors at Little Plumpton.
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