Guardian: Jose Bove pledges to help Britons resist Total fracking

Radical Green MEP Jose Bove has pledged to help British communities resist fracking by French oil company Total.

Last week, Total announced it was taking a 40% share in shale gas exploration and drilling in the East Midlands.

"We clearly need a moratorium at the European level against fracking. If needed, I will come to be in front of the police in Britain. I fought against Total, I know them. They tried to frack in France but we defeated them. I am happy to resume the battle here," said the pipe-smoking sheep farmer who has twice been imprisoned following campaigns against GM food and McDonald's in France.

Bove, who on Sunday visted the oil drilling site near the west Sussex village of Balcombe, was talking in London with three other European Greens at a US primary-style hustings event ahead of elections in June.  MORE