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The earth tremors near Blackpool earlier this year were likely to have been caused by “fracking” activity in the area, according to a report by Cuadrilla,a firm specialising in the extraction of shale gas. Fracking involves drilling deeply into the earth and pumping in a mixture of water, sand and chemicals to allow the gas to be extracted.  Despite the tremors, further extraction activity has been approved. Environmentalists are concerned that major earthquakes may hit the Blackpool area causing millions of pounds worth of improvements