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US exports to heat British homes
2013-03-25 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nearly 2m homes in the UK will be heated by shale gas from the US within five years, under a deal agreed on Monday that is likely to be the first time major exports of the controversial energy source are used in the UK. The US government has kept a tight rein on exports since the shale gas boom started more than five years ago. But the deal struck by energy company Centrica marks the start of a new era in gas use in the UK, because it opens up the market to cheap supplies from the US, as North...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical