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
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