The true cost of fracked US ‘freedom gas’
By DW
03 April 2022 |
5:16 pm
Hydraulic fracturing is banned across most of Europe, but, as the EU turns to the US for an alternative gas supply, how much fracked fuel will slip in through the side door?
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