Davey gives green light to 'homegrown' shale gas
Energy secretary says people are wrong to think decision will have negative environmental impacts
The government has today given the go-ahead for shale gas exploration to resume, subject to strict controls to prevent earthquakes caused by the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Energy...
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