Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-11-21-Speech-3-257-984"
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"en.20121121.20.3-257-984"2
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"I voted in favour of this document. Significant amounts of gas will have to be imported to Europe, but in addition to natural gas extracted in Europe itself local shale gas resources may also begin to be used and internal market integration may help to reduce the problem of the EU’s dependency on gas imports. Extraction may have a variety of consequences over time. As for other environmental effects, all circumstances and comparable indicators must be borne in mind. Disturbances are reduced to a minimum once extraction commences, a well’s surface equipment covering a few square metres and production being silent. In contrast to most other extractive and industrial processes decommissioned shale gas and shale oil wells typically leave no trace on the surface landscape. Such potential disturbances are to be considered by the competent national authorities in their regulatory activities and specifically in the application of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. Public participation should be provided by information campaigns before exploration and public consultation on the early stages before exploitation. We need to communicate with the public more actively and improve public education about unconventional fossil fuel extraction to help the public understand, accept and have confidence in these activities. It is important to stress that extraction of unconventional fossil fuels can also be a great opportunity to strengthen the economy, increase employment and development in certain EU regions."@en1
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