Fracking should get public support, says David Cameron

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

12 August 2013 Last updated at 09:12 GMT

Fracking should get public support, says David Cameron

The whole of the country must "get behind fracking", which ought to get "real public support" once its benefits are explained, David Cameron has said.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said he wanted all of the UK to benefit from shale gas drilling - "north or south".

The prime minister moved to allay concerns about the technique, insisting it was safe if properly regulated.

Environmentalists fear it can cause small earth tremors, water contamination and environmental damage.

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[factsarenotfair]

1. Do they have another planet to escape to after they have wrecked this one????

Seriously--I wonder about that almost every day.

[appleannie1]

2. David Cameron's only source of water should come from a well next to a gas well. Ours is now black

and smells bad. It was a very good well until they starting drilling for gas in our area.

[truebrit71]

3. Agreed.