Do you agree? Is now the time to frack? Let us know by casting your vote below.
Is it now time to frack? Let us know by casting your vote below
Fracking enjoys widespread support in Britain, according to a new survey.
Research carried out by the research group Populus for UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) found that 57 per cent were in favour of the controversial tachnique which extracts shale gas from the ground.
The poll quizzed 4,000 people and found that 16 per cent were opposed, with just over a quarter (27 per cent) undecided.
The poll shows that the public would like to see the government use both shale gas and renewables to meet the country’s energy requirements.
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117 Responses to “POLL: Is it time for Britain to frack?”
itdoesntaddup
Fact: China burns over half the world’s coal. Fact: China accounts for over 27% of global CO2 emissions, up from just 16% a decade ago. Fact: Chinese renewables contribute just 1.5% and nuclear just 0.9% of Chinese energy supply.
Now explain why China is going to shut down all its coal capacity that it has only just built. You’re another denier.
itdoesntaddup
The rest of the committee have no hint of suitable qualifications at all… but what’s a big lie to you?
itdoesntaddup
I would cancel ROs today if it were in my power to do so. They just make energy needlessly expensive. I make no profit at all from energy. Unlike you, I seek economical energy supply that everyone can afford.
itdoesntaddup
Please supply the reference to anything that scientifically supports the idea that shutting down UK energy will save the planet.
itdoesntaddup
No – he is expecting that the poor should pay for the vanity choices of the Primrose Hill set. It astonishes me that you are so heavily in favour of fuel poverty.