About 100 people have
gathered in Enniskillen to demonstrate against the use of fracking to
extract gas from shale rock in County Fermanagh.
Earlier this week an exploration company said there could be
enough gas to guarantee natural gas supply for Northern Ireland over 50
years.
However, the process has proved controversial elsewhere.
In Lancashire, it has caused small earthquakes and in America, water has been polluted.
The process used in capturing the gas from the shale rock is hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking.
It involves drilling horizontally into the rock, forcing sand
and water underground to cause tiny fractures that release the gas from
the shale.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16889695
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