UK Shale Fracking Can Resume Provided Risks Minimized

Bloomberg: Shale gas fracking operations should be allowed to resume in the U.K. as long as "robust" measures are adopted to safeguard against future risks, an independent report recommended today. Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. suspended operations in the northwest of the country last year after causing two minor earthquakes. Operations can continue as long as precautions are taken, according to the report commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Hydraulic fracturing, a process using water,...

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