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"Madam President, we all know that our constituents are worried about higher fuel prices, whether home fuel or petrol prices, so they welcome the view that we are looking for alternatives. It is important that we do not stop technological progress. Quite often technological progress leads to cheaper fuel for everyone.
It is absolutely right that we have the environmental impact assessment and that we understand that there are different types of ways of extracting shale gas and shale oil, but think of the geopolitical issues. Think of the fact that it reduces dependence on some states on which it would be very useful for us to reduce dependence. Think of the fact that countries such as Poland will no longer be dependent on Russia for their energy needs. Think of the potential for the United States and other countries to no longer be dependent on oil from some of the most unpleasant regimes in the Middle East.
A reason for which we used to support some of these dictatorial regimes was that we wanted their oil. So it is important that we understand all these impacts and give as much support as possible to the promotion of shale gas extraction, as long as we get the right balance between the benefits and the environmental concerns."@en1
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