Campaigners outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool, 26 August 2019. Photo: Used with the owner’s consentIn a Written Ministerial Statement, the business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg, said it was in the national interest for people living and working near fracking sites to “tolerate a higher degree of risk and disturbance”. He also said ministers would look to better support the shale gas industry, “from initial exploration to large-scale production”. More shale gas sites were needed, he said. He said:“HM Government considers it appropriate to pursue all means for increasing UK gas production, including shale gas extraction.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2022 15:38 UTC