But Ratcliffe’s weary dismissiveness of climate change activists failed to impress Lord Scriven, the former leader of Sheffield City Council and a vociferous and longstanding opponent of fracking. “It’s a greenwash,: he told the Guardian. “A company that is damaging the environment is trying to associate itself with a healthy clean sport. It just doesn’t wash and the people of Yorkshire have the right to peaceful protest.”
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