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| Landmark North Yorkshire fracking vote to take place | Landmark North Yorkshire fracking vote to take place |
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| Councillors will decide later whether to approve fracking in England for the first time since a ban was lifted in 2012. | Councillors will decide later whether to approve fracking in England for the first time since a ban was lifted in 2012. |
| North Yorkshire County Council is looking at a bid by Third Energy to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. | North Yorkshire County Council is looking at a bid by Third Energy to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale. |
| Hundreds of protestors attended a meeting in Northallerton to voice anger at the project, which is recommended for approval. | Hundreds of protestors attended a meeting in Northallerton to voice anger at the project, which is recommended for approval. |
| Voting is due to begin at 19:30 BST. | Voting is due to begin at 19:30 BST. |
| The meeting, which is being broadcast online, is expected to hear further objections from opponents. Later Third Energy's chief executive, Rasik Valand, will address the committee. | |
| Click here for live updates from today's meeting | |
| Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at rock to release the gas inside. | Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at rock to release the gas inside. |
| Opponents say that fracking can cause water contamination, earthquakes and noise and traffic pollution. | Opponents say that fracking can cause water contamination, earthquakes and noise and traffic pollution. |
| Environmentalists also say that pursuing new sources of gas - a fossil fuel - is not compatible with efforts to tackle climate change. | Environmentalists also say that pursuing new sources of gas - a fossil fuel - is not compatible with efforts to tackle climate change. |
| No fracking has taken place in the UK since 2011, when tests on the Fylde coast were found to have been the probable cause of minor earthquakes in the area. | No fracking has taken place in the UK since 2011, when tests on the Fylde coast were found to have been the probable cause of minor earthquakes in the area. |
| Since then, two high-profile applications to frack in Lancashire have been rejected by councillors and are now the subject of appeals. | Since then, two high-profile applications to frack in Lancashire have been rejected by councillors and are now the subject of appeals. |
| Third Energy wants to frack for shale gas using an existing two-mile deep well - called KM8 - drilled in 2013 close to the North York Moors National Park. If approved, it could start by the end of the year. | Third Energy wants to frack for shale gas using an existing two-mile deep well - called KM8 - drilled in 2013 close to the North York Moors National Park. If approved, it could start by the end of the year. |
| Third Energy has licences to produce gas in North Yorkshire and offshore in the North Sea. | Third Energy has licences to produce gas in North Yorkshire and offshore in the North Sea. |