‘Expert’ report on fracking risks was written by activist

thetimes.co.uk - A report that persuaded doctors to oppose fracking was partly written by a campaigner opposing shale gas extraction near his home.

Medact, a health charity, said that its report had examined fracking “through a comprehensive public health lens” and found it could increase “risks of cancer, respiratory disease and birth defects”.

The “expert” report prompted a prominent group of health professionals to write to the British Medical Journal calling for fracking to be banned “on public health and ecological grounds”.