UK shale gas projections "wildly optimistic", campaigners say

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Green groups dismiss Institute of Directors report claiming onshore drilling will drive economic growth and tax revenues

Campaigners have decried as "wildly optimistic" a report claiming shale gas is poised to make a big contribution to the growth of the UK economy. A new paper by the Institute of Directors, sponsored...

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