The Independent: Gas extracted by fracking in Britain could fuel British homes within three years

Shale gas extracted by fracking could be supplying homes in Britain within three years, the chief executive of energy firm Cuadrilla says.

Fuel produced by the controversial technique, which has been blamed for causing two minor earthquakes around Blackpool, could be feeding domestic central heating systems by 2016, it was claimed, despite suggestions from senior industry figures it would be a decade at least before it came on-stream in significant quantities.

In an interview with The Independent, Cuadrilla’s Francis Egan urged policymakers to seize the potential economic and energy security benefits afforded by fracking and called for opponents to “get a sense of proportion” and stop peddling “horror stories” over the environmental impact.  MORE