It's a pity the Russian propaganda against fracking has been so successful. From an article over at an HN post : The Russians also lobbied behind the scenes a

It's a pity the Russian propaganda against fracking has been so successful. From an article over at an HN post : The Russians also lobbied behind the scenes against shale gas, worried about losing their grip on the world’s gas supplies. Unlike most conspiracy theories about Russian meddling in Western politics, this one is out there in plain sight. The head of Nato, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said the Russians, as part of a sophisticated disinformation operation, “engaged actively with so-called non-governmental organisations — environmental organisations working against shale gas — to maintain Europe’s dependence on imported Russian gas”. The HN post is at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21664593 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21664593