Friday 1 November 2013

'Low health risk' from fracking, says UK agency

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24761980

The energy minister Michael Fallon welcomed the findings.
"The UK has the most robust regulatory regime in the world for shale gas and companies will only be granted permission to frack for shale if their operations are safe," he said.
However Greenpeace campaigner Leila Deen said the report was a "timely reminder" of the risks of fracking and the potential long-term health impacts.
"The government has so far responded to these risks by cutting the budget of the environmental regulator and effectively allowing companies to mark their own homework when it comes to monitoring."

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