UK’s Cameron reinforces backing for shale gas fracking
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has restated his backing to the “fracking” process used to extract shale gas from rocks. Fracking could help reduce energy bills, create jobs and provide extra funds for communities, Cameron wrote in an editorial in the Daily Telegraph on Monday. Britain is thought to have major shale gas reserves. Cameron’s move risks angering his party’s supporters from more rural areas. Critics say hydraulic fracturing or fracking by injecting high-pressure water, sand and chemicals can trigger small earthquakes, pollute the water supply and spoil pristine parts of the countryside.
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