AlexBritton commented Nottinghamshire County Council opts not to declare stance on...

Nottinghamshire County Council is not taking a position on the controversial process of fracking.Campaigners against drilling for shale gas sent two petitions with more than 1,800 signatures to the authority claiming the process was "dangerous" and calling on it to reject all applications for fracking sites. No plans have yet been submitted for fracking sites in the county but a potential site in Misson, north Nottinghamshire, is being explored by company IGas Energy.The two petitions,