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A Decade of Fracking

Tom Heap visits the communities learning to live alongside the shale gas industry, from East Texas to the villages of Lancashire.

After a decade of fracking, communities in Texas are still arguing about the pros and cons of the shale gas industry. With the industry ready to begin production in Lancashire, Tom Heap compares and contrasts the hopes and fears of Texans with those of the villagers of the Fylde coast.

Producer: Anne-Marie Bullock.

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Wed 1 Oct 2014 21:00
BBC Radio 4

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