Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Fracking Hell? - Britain's Gas Rush


Shale Gas and Coal Bed Methane development: What are the implications for emissions targets, the environment and the economy?

Across the UK, Britain's green, picturesque land is facing uncertainty after the arrival of fracking. The specter of gas wells and drilling sites, articulated trucks, waste lagoons, and other fracking detritus hangs heavy in a land more typically associated with small scale farming, cricket on the green, and "cottage" industries. But, not prepared to see their landscape altered forever, a new wave of citizen activists is gearing up to fight back.

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