29-05-2016 18:13 via theguardian.com

How a Nottinghamshire hamlet wages quiet battle against fracking

After North Yorkshire allows test drilling, villagers in Misson are determined to stop the same happening in former bomber pilot testing ground When councillors in North Yorkshire ignored widespread public opposition and granted planning permission for the fracking company Third Energy to carry out test drilling, there were groans around the Nottinghamshire village of Misson.For the last two years, tenacious locals in this quiet fenland hamlet have been fighting attempts by another energy firm t
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