Yahoo: Wales votes against shale gas fracking

The Welsh parliament has voted against the use of shale gas fracking in Wales, just one week after Scotland passed a fracking moratorium, highlighting growing discontent with the British government's push to tap shale gas resources.

A proposal against shale gas fracking was voted through in the Welsh Assembly late on Wednesday, effectively making it impossible for shale gas developments to receive planning permits in Wales.

Environmentalists, who oppose the use of fracking due to concerns about it polluting groundwater and triggering earth tremors, welcomed the Welsh decision.

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