A tractor is driven through the village of Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire near the site of the KM8 fracking site on May 24, 2016 in Malton, England. North Yorkshire's Planning and Regulatory Committee voted seven to four in favour of a planning application submitted by Third Energy to carry out fracking at the KM8 site. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock.
{"Image ImageDescription": "MALTON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: A tractor is driven through the village of Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire near the site of the KM8 fracking site on May 24, 2016 in Malton, England. North Yorkshire's Planning and Regulatory Committee voted seven to four in favour of a planning application submitted by Third Energy to carry out fracking at the KM8 site. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2016 Getty Images"}