Fracking can be done `` safely and sensibly , '' the chief executive of Cuadrilla says . The company has been drilling for shale gas in Lancashire since last year but it is not yet ready to start fracking on a large scale. Fracking was halted last year after it caused two small tremors in northwestern England . Opponents : `` The government 's strategy of relying on fracking to fuel a new wave of gas-fired power stations is utterly insane . It 's a dirty process , and promises of cheap , abundant gas are `` deluded ''
Fracking can be done `` safely and sensibly , '' the chief executive of Cuadrilla says . The company has been drilling for shale gas in Lancashire since last year but it is not yet ready to start fracking on a large scale. Fracking was halted last year after it caused two small tremors in northwestern England . Opponents : It 's a dirty process , and promises of cheap , abundant gas are `` deluded ''