UK approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas field, Trump hails ‘great news’
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The Story
With drilling in the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea set to go forward following the United Kingdom's approval,announcedon Wednesday, climate groups and progressive lawmakers demanded to know how Prime Minister Andy Burnham could declare the decision a pragmatic one, considering the meager job growth and energy savings and massive climate damage expected from the project."Is the prime minister living in a parallel universe?"asked Danny Gross, climate campaigner for Friends of the Earth (FOE).
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