Fracking commissioner resigns after six months

The UK's shale gas commissioner is resigning after just six months, saying fracking is being throttled by rules preventing mini earthquakes.Current government rules mean fracking must be suspended every time a 0.5 magnitude tremor is detected. But Natascha Engel said this cautious approach to earth tremors had created a de facto ban on fracking Report by Khanomh. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn