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Fracking - some say it's the answer to the country's energy problems - opponents say it's dangerous. This week we've been looking at all the issues around the controversial technique of drilling for shale gas. But despite all the headlines, it's actually been a very slow process - just a handful of exploratory wells have been drilled in the North West since the industry started in the UK in 2008. And a recent report for the Government said fracking is not expected to be at a substantial scale before the 2020's. In the last of his series of reports, Â鶹Éç Radio Manchester's Mat Trewern asks what is the future for fracking in our region?...