Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announce...
LONDON - Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announced on Saturday, saying the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.
But fracking, which involves extracting gas from rocks by breaking them up with water and chemicals at high pressure, is fiercely opposed by environmentalists who say it is at odds with Britain’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.“Exploratory work to determine whether shale could be a new domestic energy source in the UK ...
An anti-fracking campaign by local people emerged as a flashpoint in a growing climate activist movement opposing new fossil fuel projects around the world. Its report found it was not currently possible accurately to predict the probability or magnitude of earthquakes linked to fracking operations.
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