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U.K. Fracking Review Sees Low Risk to Health From Shale Drilling

2013-10-31 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Risks to the public from shale-gas drilling are expected to be low as long as operations are well-regulated, a U.K. government-backed body said in a draft report. Public Health England anticipates a low risk to public health from direct releases of chemicals and radioactive material if shale gas extraction is properly operated and regulated, it said, seeking comments for the final report. Prime Minister David Camerons government has proposed the worlds most generous tax system to encourage...

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Shale gas fracking a low risk to public health, review finds

2013-10-31 08:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The risks to public health from emissions caused by fracking for shale oil and gas are low as long as operations are properly run and regulated, the British government's health agency said on Thursday. Public Health England (PHE) said in a review that any health impacts were likely to be minimal from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which involves the pumping of water and chemicals into dense shale formations deep underground. Environmental campaigners have staged large anti-fracking protests...

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