Fracking tsar quits after six months and blames eco activists

Natascha Engel says developing the industry would be 'an impossible task' The government's fracking tsar has quit the post after just six months, claiming policy relating to the controversial process means there is "no purpose" to her job.Natascha Engel told the business secretary, Greg Clark, that developing the industry would be "an impossible task" despite its "enormous potential". In her resignation letter, she said environmental activists had been "highly successful" in encouraging the government to curb fracking. Continue reading...