Shale gas is safe and seismic limits must be revisited - UK minister

Shale gas is safe and Britain needs to revisit the limits on seismic activity allowed at fracking sites, business minister Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Thursday.

"We need to revisit the seismic limits to ensure that shale gas extraction can be done in an effective and efficient way," Rees-Mogg told parliament after the government formally lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas.

"We know that shale gas is safe. It is safe in the United States."

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