Jojo Mehta – Frack Free Five Valleys
Posted on 04. Sep, 2015 by Philip in Environment & Nature, Featured, Politics & Campaigns
Stroud-based JoJo talks at the Gloucester demonstation outside Shire Hall on 3rd September 2015. The demo was joined by many Stroud folk. Film by Andy Squiff.
See also Andy’s film of James Greenwood, the Green Party Parliamentary candidate for the Forest of Dean: https://youtu.be/lEaTVl5WUTY
And more of the demo: https://youtu.be/I8_uJEB4oRc
See more about the campaign at: https://frackfreefivevalleys.wordpress.com/
See also great detailed discussion with Jojo from March this year on ‘Going Underground’ – starts just after 15:30: https://youtu.be/zIcrvEr4w8g
And more of the campaign that got mentions at the Toxin- Free Tea Party earlier this year: https://stroudcommunity.tv/toxin-free-tea-party/
Philip
04. Sep, 2015
It is interesting to note the claim by County Council leader to be against fracking. Unfortunately this support was not there when a motion was put to Council by Stroud’s Green Party Cllr Sarah Lunnon and independent Cllr Mile Sztymiak to tighten regulations to make it harder for fracking companies to gain planning consent. At the time Conservative councillors said ‘county’s residents should have the opportunity to potentially benefit from lower gas prices as a result of fracking’. See SNJ: http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/10832769.GCC_dismiss_attempt_to_restrict_fracking_in_Gloucestershire/