Oettinger: EU studying 'fracking' as it seeks to cut energy prices

Oettinger: EU studying 'fracking' as it seeks to cut energy prices
Brussels (UPI) May 22, 2013 - The European Union will carefully weigh the risks of shale gas development this year but also needs to stem high energy prices, the union's energy chief says. European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, in an interview published Monday in the German daily Die Welt, strongly signaled member countries are embracing the idea that developing cheap shale gas may be necessary if Europe' ... moreOettinger: EU studying 'fracking' as it seeks to cut energy prices