German brewers point to dangers of fracking
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013German brewers say that fracking endangers the purity of their country’s beer.
They have urged Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to block the tapping of shale gas by means of hydraulic fracturing (known as fracking). The Association of German Breweries said current proposals related to fracking are inadequate to protect drinking water.
“We are concerned that fracking endangers [...]