Not a big fan of fracking but Lancashire could use the boost to their economy.
I'm not against it but I am wary. It becomes a frenzy and you have everyone and their mother running around with drilling rigs. Not a pretty picture, if you know what I mean. ;-)
And "Why", may I ask?
Fracking has been a common practice in Texas for sixty years now -- since the early fifties -- without any adverse effects whatsoever.
In fact, I live in the middle of one of the bigger shale gas plays, the Barnett Shale, which has brought only jobs, economic activity and prosperity to the area -- without any adverse environmental impact!
So, what is it that feeds your reluctance? I'd really like to know.