No need for further regulation on shale gas: EU study

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Series Details 30.1.12
Publication Date 30/01/2012
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Features reports on the publication in January 2012 of a study commissioned by the European Commission on shale gas ('unconventional gas') activities in Europe. EurActiv reports that the study concludes tThere is no need for more environmental legislation in the case of shale gas exploration, at least until it reaches commercial scale, despite the environmental concerns of some.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/general/existing-regulation-shale-gas-eu-study-news-510448
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ESO: Background information: Poland lobbies against EU shale gas regulation http://www.europeansources.info/record/poland-lobbies-against-eu-shale-gas-regulation/
European Parliament: DG Internal Politics: Impacts of Shale Gas and Shale Oil Extraction on the Environment and on Human Health, June 2011 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201107/20110715ATT24183/20110715ATT24183EN.pdf
European Commission: DG Energy: Study: Report on unconventional gas in Europe, 2012 http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2790/52499
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