Shale gas industry's voluntary commitments do not make us fit to frack

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The RSPB's Harry Huyton defends conservation group's 10 recommendations for better fracking regulations, dismissing industry claims they are unnecessary

Last week the RSPB, in partnership with other leading countryside conservation charities, published a peer-reviewed report on the risks posed by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to the natural environment...

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