As England fracks, Wales looks forward to a frack-free future

The Welsh Government now has responsibility for licensing onshore petroleum
extraction in Wales

Bleddyn Lake, Campaigns and Development Manager at Friends of the Earth Cymru explains how Wales is looking forward to a frack-free future in the Winter 2018 issue of Bevan Foundations Exchange magazine

Friends of the Earth article Exchange 12.pdf

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