There are many reasons to be wary of fracking, primarily because it involves the use of toxic chemicals and results in the release of toxic materials from underground rock, which if released into the water supply and air are hazardous to health. Fracking has already been banned in France. • Fracking involves injecting water, a chemical cocktail and sand, deep underground, to break up rock and extract natural gas. • Fracking can easily go wrong and the water supply can be contaminated with naturally occurring toxins such as lead, barium, bromide, manganese, chloride, hyrocholric acid, methane and radiation. Fracking has been linked to birth defects, cancer and infertility in Colorado. There are numerous cases of water and air contamination in the USA and in 2014 a family whose health had been seriously affected by fracking close to their home, won a landslide 3M lawsuit. • The Vale of Belvoir and surrounding area is sensitive to earthquakes, as typified by the 2008 earthquake in Market Rasen and 2015 earthquake in Oakham making it a very unsafe area for fracking of any kind. • According to Greenpeace UK, in the USA and Australia, fracking accidents have already occurred contaminating water and killing livestock. • Greenpeace UK, have highlighted that fracking will be monitored by independent agencies with a poor history of performance and no robust monitoring in place. • Fracking would result in hundreds of unsightly wells or ‘drilling pads’ which could stretch hundreds of meters or even miles underground and potentially under people’s homes • There will be increased traffic of diesel trucks laden with fracking chemicals and waste fluid. • Large volumes of water are required for fracking at the expense of our water tables. • According to the International Energy Agency, very little gas is extracted and for huge effort and expense to the environment. The Conservative governments climate advisor advised against fracking in 2012 due to its limited returns and high risk to the environment. • The gas extracted won’t necessarily be for UK consumption but could be sold overseas Kate Maclean & Caroline Coram, September 2015 SOURCES CNN (2014) Texas family plagued with ailments gets 3M in 1st of its kind fracking judgements http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/25/justice/texas-family-wins-fracking-lawsuit/ 3M was granted against Aruba petroleum. Court awarded 3M laundry list of health problems Frack Off (2015) Water Contamination http://frack-off.org.uk/mounting-evidence-the-harm-caused-by-fracking/ Grantham Matters (2015) Vale of Belvoir licences is fracking bad news for Grantham says councillor [Online], Available fromhttp://www.granthammatters.co.uk/vale-of-belvoir-licences-is-fracking-bad-news-for-grantham-says-councillor [Accessed 31 August 2015] Greenpeace (2015) Four Reasons why we could all be fracked by Fracking [Online] Available from http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/climate/3-reasons-why-we-could-all-be-fracked-fracking-20130812 [Accessed 31 August 2015] International Energy Agency (2015) https://www.iea.org/topics/naturalgas/publications/ New York Times (2010) When a rig moves in next door [Online] Available from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/business/energy-environment/07frack.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1 Upworthy (2015) the consequences of fracking revealed in a simple kitchen test. Available from http://www.upworthy.com/the-consequences-of-fracking-revealed-in-a-simple-kitchen-test-holy-smokes?c=ufb2

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

On Friday 4th of September 2015 the National Cancer Drug Fund announced it was withdrawing life-saving drugs for patients suffering from blood cancer by the 1st of November.  Patients with myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Hodgkin's Lymphoma and chronic myeloid leukaemia are particularly affected.  Many of these drugs don't just prolong life by a few months. They actually have a very significant impact on overall life expectancy and also on quality of life and are part of routine care in many European countries and the United States.  Without access to these drugs, we cannot deliver on personalised medicine, a concept that is now widely accepted in the NHS. We also believe that the decision making process about cancer drugs that are available needs to change so that it includes specialists for each disease area to weigh up the clinical benefits and associated costs for these treatments. For further INFO: http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/cdf-drug-sum/

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome

Aylan, the toddler who drowned fleeing Syria, was just three years old. His town was under attack by Isis. His five year old brother and his mum also died trying to reach safety. Yet our prime minister said ‘we won't take any more refugees’. He thinks that most of us don't care. But 38 Degrees members do care. We don't want Britain to be the kind of country that turns its back as people drown in their desperation to flee places like Syria. So let's stand up for Britain's long tradition of helping refugees fleeing war. Let's show the Prime Minister that we, the people of the UK, are proud to do our part and provide refuge to people in their hour of need. Please sign and share, or start your own petition for your town or city here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/efforts/refugees-welcome