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Fracking popularity falls to new low

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Reacting to a new Government survey today showing that support for controversial fracking has fallen to a new low, Friends of the Earth senior energy campaigner Donna Hume said: “It’s little surprise that the more people find out about the risks of fracking, the more they oppose it.

“Instead of blindly championing dirty fracking, the Government should throw its weight behind the UK’s huge clean energy potential, which is far more popular with the public – and give David Cameron a much-needed credibility boost ahead of this year’s climate talks in Paris.”

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Notes to editors:

1. Public Attitudes Tracking survey: Wave 14 (DECC): Amongst those that offered an opinion, more opposed (28%) extraction of shale than supported it (21%). Support is currently at its lowest since the survey began.

Support for fracking appears to be linked to awareness. There is more opposition than support amongst those who know a lot about it (54% vs. 32%), know a little about it (35% vs. 27%), and those who are aware of it but don’t really know what it is (23% vs. 13%). The only group to be more supportive are those that haven’t heard of fracking, of whom 12% support it and 7% oppose it.

For press information please contact the Friends of the Earth media team on 020 7566 1649.

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