Labour urges government to stop fracking around with shale gas

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Shadow energy minister calls on coalition to impose temporary moratorium on controversial shale gas projects

Labour has reiterated calls for the government to impose an immediate moratorium on shale gas projects in the UK until it has commissioned and completed its own report on the likely impact of the controversial...

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