Friends of the Earth press release
* Campaigners say it’s a ‘mark your own homework’ industry
Responding to today’s report by the National Audit Office (NAO) on fracking for shale gas in England, Jamie Peters, fracking campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said:
“This is a quietly critical report that doesn’t give the fracking industry any revived sense of hope. The NAO have several concerns including the mark-your-own-homework approach to regulation and the lack of clarity over who should be responsible for clean-up costs if fracking ever got going.
“Nothing has changed: fracking isn’t wanted, it’s a failed industry, and the future is renewables and energy saving.”
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For more information contact the Friends of the Earth press office on 020 7566 1649 / 07718 394786 (out of hours – please do not text this number) or by emailing media@foe.co.uk.
Notes to editors:
1. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it’s commonly known, is the controversial process of pumping a high-pressure mixture of chemicals and water into shale rock, ‘fracturing’ it to release gas.
2. Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to the protection of the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We bring together more than two million people in 75 countries, combining people power all over the world to transform local actions into global impact. For more information visit: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/ follow us at @friends_earth, or like our Facebook page.
