Fracking

1. It will not lower energy prices. even the industry and the government now say that.
2. It will create jobs, but renewables create MORE jobs. So opting for racking is reducing the number of new jobs. Also many high-end fracking jobs will go to exports from USA. Cuadrilla and iGas have admitted so.
3. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (thousands of scientists from 38 countries - and accepted by governments) says we should leave 80% of currently recoverable fossil fuels in the ground. Therefore we should NOT extract new ones.
4. Evidence is emerging from USA about adverse environmental impacts of fracking.
5. No one is saying we should "jump straight to green energy". Having more solar, hydro, wind, wave, tidal energy etc and less fossil fuel IS a transition.

I do not have a chip on my shoulder against anyone - I simply look at the evidence.