British newspaper The Guardian questions government’s pursuit of shale natural gas. UPI/Kevin Dietsch LONDON, Jan. 27 (UPI) — An editorial published Tuesday by The Guardian newspaper questioned the British government’s pursuit of shale natural gas, saying leave it alone. “It is, to say the least, questionable for the U.K. to claim the need to bring on stream a new fossil fuel at a time when it is also notionally committed to greening its economy,” the newspaper opined . “Fracking will never produce American amounts of shale gas, and certainly won’t even be viable for at least a decade.” The British Geological Survey estimates the Bowland shale formation in the north of the country contains 1.3 quadrillion cubic feet of natural gas. The government said it must act carefully in unlocking those reserves, but expressed support for a fledgling sector it says will provide jobs, economic growth and a source […]