Many of us have already expressed opinion on this topic
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ool-57860.html
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ire-64450.html
Yesterday's comment by that tory peer sums up the attitude of the government - north of Watford is already a wasteland so fracking sites can't make it more ugly and polluted than it already is.
Personally, I find open moorland more attractive than leafy lanes and village greens.