German government agrees to ban fracking after years of dispute (The Guardian)

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German government agrees to ban fracking after years of dispute

Friday 24 June 2016 11.13 EDT

German politicians have approved a law that bans fracking, ending years of dispute over the controversial technology to release oil and gas locked deep underground.

The law does not outlaw conventional drilling for oil and gas, leaving it to state governments to decide on individual cases.

But fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, which blasts a mixture of water, sand and chemicals underground to release shale oil and gas, will be banned.

Only a handful of projects for scientific or non-commercial purposes are likely to meet the conditions.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/24/germany-bans-fracking-after-years-of-dispute