Independent: The Government and fracking companies have launched a joint charm offensive in a bid to win a social licence to operate from a general public that is widely opposed to shale gas development.
Duarte Figueira, who is heading up the Governments drive into the fledgling industry, told a shale gas conference that much of the preparatory work for widespread production is well underway but said the public remained the last piece of the puzzle.
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