PROPOSED SITE South Downs National Park could soon be used for fracking
Published in the Portsmouth News on 16th December 2013
FRACKING could be heading to the area as the first application for exploratory drilling is submitted to South Downs National Park
Celtique Energie wants to drill on the West Sussex / East Hampshire border.
And campaigners fear if shale gas is found, it will only be a matter of time before Havant, Rowlands Castle, Horndean and Petersfield are targeted because they share the same geological characteristics.
Fracking is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at intense pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside. It uses millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals to force the gas out.
Campaigners fear it will destroy the countryside and pollute the aquifers – though Celtique says it is safe.
Owen Plunkett spent 30 years campaigning to set up the South Downs National Park to protect it from such explorations and development.
Mr Plunkett, from Waterlooville, said: ‘This is something I’m very concerned about. There are all sorts of reasons against it.
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