Friday, June 29, 2012

UK fracking should be expanded, but better regulated, says report

Guardian: Shale gas fracking should be allowed to go ahead in the UK, but with closer monitoring of companies engaged in the controversial activity, a committee of high-level academics and engineers has advised. The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society said in a report published on Friday that the UK's current regulatory systems were sufficient for shale gas fracking if they were adequately enforced, but also said that closer monitoring of shale gas exploration sites should be put in place,...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/29/shale-gas-fracking-expanded-regulated
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Environment/Pix/columnists/2012/4/16/1334591307393/Shale-gas-in-Lancaster-ne-007.jpg

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