Reply #8: France to ban fracking of fossil fuels [View All]

[Robbien]

Source: Financial Times

French lawmakers have voted to ban a controversial technique used to extract shale gas and oil that opponents say contaminates the environment.

If the vote by the lower house of parliament passes the Senate next month, France will be the first country to ban hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. The process injects water, chemicals and sand into rock formations to break them open and extract previously unattainable fossil fuel deposits.

The overwhelming vote by the National Assembly follows months of protest across France against a technique that environmentalists say threatens to pollute the water table. Many were outraged at the beginning of the year when it was discovered that several exploration permits had been granted without public consultation. The issue has become highly political as the government prepares for a difficult presidential campaign next year.

Read more: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/907fd72c-7c06-11e0-9b16-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

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Lobbyists are probably readying their slush funds in order to spread a ton of money around French politicians.

anyway

Yay France!