Poland hopes to tap big reserves of shale gas

Poland may have as much as 5,300bn cubic metres of shale gas – the largest reserves in Europe. This is more even than France, which has turned against drilling on environmental grounds.

ESO: Background information: France to ban fracking of fossil fuels / Critics try to stifle shale gas revolution http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-to-ban-fracking-of-fossil-fuels-critics-try-to-stifle-shale-gas-revolution/

EurActiv, 21.9.11: Polish villages eye shale gas to break coal addiction http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-rural-energy/rural-energy-prospects-polish-view-news-507765

ESO: Background information: EU carbon rules hinder Poland's plans for new coal power http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-carbon-rules-hinder-polands-plans-for-new-coal-power/

ESO: Background information: Shale gas in Europe: Golden age will need golden standards first http://www.europeansources.info/record/shale-gas-in-europe-golden-age-will-need-golden-standards-first/

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