‘Fracking will be “good for our country”, David Cameron said as he
blamed a “lack of understanding” about the process for some of the
opposition to shale gas.
The prime minister said that once wells are up and running later this
year, there would be more public enthusiasm, and exploiting shale gas
reserves could help Europe wean itself off reliance on exports from
Russia.
The Ukraine crisis has increased the urgency of European efforts to
find alternative sources of energy to reduce the leverage Russia’s oil
and gas supplies give it across the continent.’
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