Greenpeace Head of Campaigns, Daisy Sands responded: "The contrast between government's view that local councils should be 'masters of their own destiny' and the new provisions announced today is staggering. Local residents could end up with virtually no say over whether their homes and communities are fracked or not. This is a clear affront to local democracy.
"There is a double standard at play - the same government that is intent on driving through fracking at whatever cost has just given more powers to local councils to oppose wind farms, the cheapest source of clean energy.
"People who love and live in the countryside and who care about climate change will not stand for a government which is riding rough shod over democracy to industrialise our most beautiful landscapes and damage the climate."
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