Former U.K. Environment Agency Chairman to Lead Shale Gas Group
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Former U.K. Environment Agency Chairman Chris Smith will head an industry-funded group to carry out “independent and transparent” research into shale gas.
The Task Force on Shale Gas is financed by utility Centrica Plc, shale driller Cuadrilla Resources Ltd., oil engineer Weir Group Plc, energy company Total SA and Dow Chemical Co., which has benefited from a boom in cheap shale output in the U.S.