'Going all out for shale' may fail to boost UK energy security, warns Friends of the Earth

Jessica Shankleman
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Analysis aims to convince Lancashire councillors to reject Cuadrilla application for full scale fracking

David Cameron's ambition for the UK to "go all out" for shale gas would only have a limited impact on Britain's energy security and could even increase its reliance on foreign gas imports, a new analysis...

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