Liz Truss accused of using 'frack me or sack me' ultimatum as motion that the UK should ban fracking was defeated by 230 votes to 326 in farcical scenes.
Protests to stop climate breakdown and ecological destruction do work - and that's precisely why the UK and other governments are determined to suppress them.
The authoritative Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says moratorium on fracking must remain unless and until there is an in-depth study into climate impacts.
Trump's nationalist, populist and anti-science rhetoric on fracking has shifted the debate to the right, endangering the environment and public health.