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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10459

24 September 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/energy
Shale gas: controversy just beginning

Brussels, 23/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - At this stage, the European Commission has no plans to propose new legislation for the exploitation of shale gas. Poland, which is keen to use its enormous deposits to free itself of its dependence on Russian gas, sees no need for any.

The European executive is currently examining whether environmental legislation in force in the EU would also apply to activities related to shale gas, but is not planning to propose any new legislation in the matter...

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