U.K. Should Monitor Water, Air, Land at Fracking Sites to Address Public Concerns

摘要

The U.K. should monitor air, land and water around shale gas hydraulic fracturing operations to overcome some of the concerns associated with the business, according to a shale gas industry group. The public also should have the right to know what chemicals are being used, according to the second report by the Task Force on Shale Gas released July 15. In addition, reduced flaring through green completions mandated in the U.S. should be required in the U.K. for production wells, it said. "If and only if you do all these things then this can be done safely," Chris Smith, task force chairman, said by phone. 'There needs to be as much transparency and openness as possible from both the companies involved and the regulators."