BBC Look North (Yorkshire) 23May16 - fracking approved in North Yorkshire
BBC Look North (Yorkshire) 23May16 - fracking approved in North Yorkshire <br /> <br />Landmark North Yorkshire fracking operation approved. <br /> <br />The first fracking operation in England since a ban was lifted in 2012 has been approved. <br /> <br />North Yorkshire County Council considered a bid by Third Energy to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. <br /> <br />Hundreds of protesters attended a meeting in Northallerton to voice anger at the project, which had been recommended for approval. <br /> <br />Julie Winship: Local resident <br /> <br />Lorraine Allanson: Businesswoman (runs a bed & breakfast/ holiday cottage complex near Pickering) <br /> <br />Danielle Hewson: Business Correspondent <br /> <br />Frank Colenso: Local resident <br /> <br />John Cundy: Crime Correspondent for BBC Look North in Leeds <br /> <br />Mike Stubbs: Chairman of North Yorkshire Police Federation <br /> <br />Julie Mulligan: Police & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire <br /> <br />Kim Hunter: Campaigner <br /> <br />Simon Bowens: Friends of the Earth <br /> <br />John Dewer: Operations Director for Third Energy <br /> <br />Councillor Peter Sawrey: North Yorkshire County Council <br /> <br />Karen Garrett: Campaigner <br /> <br />Professor Ian Fells, Professor of Energy Conversion at Newcastle University
