In light of Britain's horrific energy debacle, these stories take on added significance.
First, a new story: a British company is ready to frack the heck out of Lancashire, 250 miles northwest of London.
But the environmentalists will step in (an old story): UK has lots of shale gas but environmentalists won't roll over so easily.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. The UK does not have many options.
