Backers, including the government, claim exploiting the fossil fuel could reduce reliance on imports, secure supplies, help cut carbon emissions and create jobs. But opponents say fracking can cause earthquakes, damage the countryside and keep the UK hooked on fossil fuels instead of focusing on renewables to help tackle climate change.
hexodecimal The more shale gas they extract the bigger the earthquakes will be.
Rivermansky63 1.55 !! Biggest earthquake, please thats about equivalent to a train passing your house 50mtrs away
IF ONLY SOMEONE HAD SAID THIS MIGHT HAPPEN
Fracking does not cause earthquakes
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