Deutsche Welle: Polish town says 'no' to shale gas
Fracking is big business, especially in Poland. Estimates suggest the country may be sitting on a gas supply that could cover domestic needs for the next 300 years and end the country's dependence on Russian imports.
The countryside around Zurawlow in the east of Poland is an endless panorama of rolling green fields - and residents in this sleepy village want to keep it that way.
Two years ago, the US Energy Information Administration estimated there could be as much as 5.3 trillion cubic meters - or 300 years worth- of gas waiting to be fracked in the area around Zurawlow. MORE