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Fallon mounts blind rush for more fracking
Minister 'cherry-picks' pros from shale report
Environmental campaigners accused ministers of cherry-picking from a new report yesterday to justify their mad dash for shale gas.
Engineering giant Amec said fracking would bring in between 16,000 and 32,000 jobs and plough £100,000 into each local community hosting the gas extraction in their government-commissioned report.
Energy Minister Michael Fallon beamed at the "exciting prospect" of unlocking shale gas potential.
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