Russia is trying to maintain its energy stranglehold over Europe by backing movements across the continent to demonize fracking, the head of NATO alleged. It is part of Russia’s broader use of soft power and covert means to complement its more overt efforts to reassert influence in Europe and keep countries there from developing alternatives to an energy addiction worth $100 million a day to Moscow.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/06/20/russias_quiet_war_against_european_fracking
And this http://rt.com/uk/209827-fracking-chemical-toxic-report/ is an example of lies and disinformation from Putin.