The Hill: Shale Energy on Both Sides of the Pond

Anglo-American attitudes towards shale energy can seem as wide as the Atlantic Ocean separating the U.S. and the UK.

Initially favorable to shale energy’s surging supply, the Obama administration more recently has been veering towards new regulations for the process of the hydraulic fracturing of shale formations, as well as for methane capture and ozone emissions.

Across the pond, it’s a different story. David Cameron’s Conservative government has begun to intervene in localities to fast-track British shale development.

In some ways, the UK finds itself in similar circumstances the US experienced just a few years ago. 

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