United Kingdom: Cameron is fracking’s biggest cheerleader

Guardian: Any new technology has a short honeymoon period where its attractions loom large before practicalities intervene to burst the bubble and a more realistic picture of its costs and benefits emerges. I should know, I helped to raise expectations about the future of UK wave power in the early 2000s. Our hope that large wave farms would be up and running within the decade proved distinctly optimistic. But most politicians develop an instinctive reflex against technological optimism, understanding the......

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