Fracking To Be Allowed In UK National Parks In ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ – 28 July 2014

The UK government will allow fracking in national parks and heritage sites in “exceptional circumstances,” say new guidelines. Around half of the UK is now open to shale gas exploitation, despite growing public concern over the environmental impact.

Under the banner “all out for shale,” the UK government is opening up vast swathes of the British countryside to companies, who will extract fossil fuels from deep under the ground through the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing. Bidding opened in Britain on Monday for companies looking to exploit shale gas resources.

Companies who are granted a license will be required to apply for planning permission and environmental permits before they can begin extraction of shale gas.

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