UK Energy Secretary Is Pro-Fracking -- Good Luck

Oil & Gas Journal is reporting:

UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey told a parliamentary group that a public awareness campaign is needed to promote shale gas and dispel what he calls “myths” about hydraulic fracturing. He also said the government will promote unconventional oil and gas to the public.

Recently, the British Geological Survey estimated the Carboniferous Bowland shale in the central UK onshore has 822-2,281 tcf of gas in place. The higher estimate came in a 46-page report, although researchers said the proportion that it may be possible to extract is unknown.

Once a myth takes hold in Britain -- good luck reversing it: a) William Shakespeare; b) The Lord of The Rings; and, c) Harry Potter.