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United Kingdom: Government frees up fracking rules, despite 99 per cent opposition
2014-09-26 13:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government is pressing ahead with plans to allow shale gas companies to drill under people's homes without their consent, despite 99 per cent of respondents opposing the consultation proposals. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) yesterday confirmed it would change the trespass laws for shale and geothermal developers, arguing the controversial underground drilling access regulations were necessary to accelerate the shift to a low carbon economy. According to the response...
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