#p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty #union #iww #occupy #ows Decision to Frack Britain's Parks Takes Industry Influence To New Extremes http://www.occupy.com/article/decision-frack-britains-parks-takes-industry-influence-new-extremes The U.K. government will allow fracking in Britain’s national parks and sites of heritage except in “exceptional circumstances,” according to new guidelines announced last week. Despite increasing public concern over the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, approximately half of Britain is now open to the shale gas drilling. Bidding recently opened in the U.K. for companies looking to exploit shale gas resources. With a view to appeasing environmental groups, ministers claim they have tightened regulations on drilling in regions of the nation’s outstanding natural beauty...

$#p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty #union #iww #occupy #ows Decision to Frack Britain's Parks Takes Industry Influence To New Extremes http://www.occupy.com/article/decision-frack-britains-parks-takes-industry-influence-new-extremes The U.K. government will allow fracking in Britain’s national parks and sites of heritage except in “exceptional circumstances,” according to new guidelines announced last week. Despite increasing public concern over the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, approximately half of Britain is now open to the shale gas drilling. Bidding recently opened in the U.K. for companies looking to exploit shale gas resources. With a view to appeasing environmental groups, ministers claim they have tightened regulations on drilling in regions of the nation’s outstanding natural beauty...$