Fracking firms should offer sweeteners (i.e. bribes) to locals, say British MPs

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"Shale gas fracking companies should be made to offer incentives, such as cash payments or rebates on energy bills, to people living near their sites, according to an influential committee of MPs.

But the demand for sweeteners to help overcome opposition to fracking came as one of the world's leading insurance groups warned that those drilling in shale areas, deep waters or the Arctic risked "company-killing" reputational and environmental damage.

The energy and climate change committee says on Friday that substantial incentives would be needed to overcome local opposition to shale gas drilling, which has been associated with water, ground and air pollution in the US, and which green groups say is incompatible with moving to a low-carbon energy supply. The MPs also warn that, even if fracking does take place on a wide scale in Britain, there is no guarantee it will lower energy bills."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/26/fracking-sweeteners-locals

Clueless.

[Champion Jack]

1. Sweeteners?

Here, we poisoned your water, lowered your property values, ruined the air you breath, but, please have this small symbol of our generosity. Oh, and by the way, could you just sign this non disclosure agreement?

[eppur_se_muova]

2. It's not who you know, it's who you buy. nt