14 DAY TRIAL // According to the findings of a recent survey commissioned by green energy company Ecotricity, the majority of people in Britain are not big fans of hydraulic fracturing and would much rather live in the proximity of a wind farm than a fracking site.
Interestingly enough, this is despite circulating rumors that wind farms can be hazardous to human health as a result of their being a cause of noise pollution. Business Green informs that, of a total of 2,061 people who were interviewed as part of this survey, an impressive 62% said that, if given a choice, they would much rather live close to a wind farm than to a fracking site.
What's more, merely 19% admitted to preferring proximity to fracking activities over closeness to operational wind turbines, the same source tells us.
Ecotricity details that, according to the findings of its latest investigations into the popularity of wind farms as opposed to fracking sites, men and women do not share the same opinions when it comes to these two energy sources.
Thus, it has been discovered that, when compared to men, women are a tad more opposed to hydraulic fracturing activities. Consequently, they are bigger fans of clean energy sources such as wind power.
Specifically, Ecotricity says that, of the total number of women who were surveyed, just 9% spoke in favor of fracking, and 68% chose wind farms over this practice. Of the men interviewed, 29% expressed support for hydraulic fracturing and 56% picked wind power over fracking.
The green energy company goes on to explain that, according to its investigations into the matter at hand, the younger generation, i.e. people between the ages of 18 to 24, is the one that favors hydraulic fracturing the least. By comparison, support for this practice is more common in the older generation.
More precisely, Ecotricity says that, of the 2,061 people who were interviewed, just 12% of those who favored fracking were between the ages of 18 and 24. 29%, on the other hand, were over the age of 60, the company details.
In light of these findings, specialists urge that high officials in the United Kingdom take the time to roll out and implement policies intended to limit hydraulic fracturing activities across the country's territory and instead promote the use of green energy sources such as wind power.
More so given the fact that, according to a recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, global warming and climate change are already affecting natural ecosystems and human society, and will likely get worse in the years to come.