Fracking: is it safe and sustainable?

Philip Barron shares his concerns over a new ‘energy resource’

by Philip Barron 11th May 2012

A recent report, commissioned by the government, has recommended that ministers give the go-ahead for companies to carry out controversial shale gas ‘fracking’ techniques. It’s timely that, as part of its new campaigning work, the Sustainability and Peace programme created by Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW) is helping Friends to speak out about the UK’s dependency on fossil fuels. Fracking (short for ‘fracturing’) involves pumping water and chemicals into shale rock.