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The debate over fracking becomes fractious in the UK

AdministratorAugust 25, 2013

The UK government looks enviously at the US shale gas revolution: the rebirth of energy intensive industries, the plummeting price of natural gas and the boost to economic growth. David Cameron would love a piece of that kind of action. But getting his people to support fracking is not easy. There have been protests at a small test drilling site. Stephen Beard reports on the Battle of Balcombe.

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