UK public: Sceptical on fracking, supportive of offshore wind, and clued-up about climate

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Major new government poll finds sizeable majority of people are concerned about the environment and are supportive of renewable energy

It is the kind of poll that could easily send a Daily Mail editorial meeting into meltdown. After years of running stories that seek to undermine the scientific consensus on everything from climate change...

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