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Having new homes built should have at least a bit of local input, but is different. Fracking may quite possibly fuck up the area for many years to come, with no direct plus points for those living there. They may have to contend with contaminated water, earthquakes, damage to wildlife and there's the massive amounts of water needed to actually do it, in a best case scenario with none of this house prices for locals will be affected. There is little to no support for it in places where it's earmarked, yet it's being forced through anyway. I'd much rather import more gas if necessary whilst looking at renewable alternatives than potentially damage our environment to possibly save some money on gas bills, but likely just make money for fracking companies.