David Cameron laments 'painfully slow' fracking progress in UK
by Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#3KE7D)
He blames green campaigners for delays, but believes industry will eventually take off in UK
David Cameron has told US oil executives of his frustration that the UK has failed to embrace fracking despite his best efforts, and hit out at green groups for being "absolutely obsessed" with blocking new fossil fuel extraction.
His bullish pro-fracking comments at a US oil industry event this week came almost 12 years since Britain's former prime minister hugged a husky to burnish his green credentials.
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