Survey: Only a third of public would support local fracking projects, despite offer of 'bribes'

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YouGov poll finds only 33 per cent of people would support shale gas extraction in their local area even with the prospect of direct payments to households

Just one third of people would support fracking in their local area even if households were given up to £10,000 in direct payments, according to a new YouGov poll published today by Friends of the Earth....

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