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A guide to the companies, lobbyists and think tanks behind the push for fracking in the UK	
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===Who is behind the push for fracking in the UK?===
Our Fracking portal tracks the companies, people and lobbyists behind the all-out push for shale gas exploration in the UK and beyond.
It sheds light on who is influencing the debate over fracking and the tactics used to persuade the public and our politicians. 
See Timeline: fracking in the UK
===Help us expose industry and government spin about fracking===
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Who are the fracking lobbyists?
CLICK FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST OF FRACKING PROFILES.
Fracking firms
*Cuadrilla
*Igas
*Ineos
*Third Energy
Fracking lobbyists
*Burson Marsteller
*Hanover
*Hill and Knowlton
*Lexington Communications
*Newgate Communications
*PPS
*Westbourne Communications
Trade lobby groups and think tanks
*UKOOG
*Institute of Directors
*Centre for Policy Studies
Political players
*All-Party Parliamentary Group on Unconventional Oil and Gas
*All-Party Parliamentary Group on Shale Gas Regulation and Planning‎ 
*Task Force on Shale Gas
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