Trump's nationalist, populist and anti-science rhetoric on fracking has shifted the debate to the right, endangering the environment and public health.
… Trump backs fracking over science Shashikant Yadav | 2nd … November 2020 | News Editor’s Picks Pollution Fracking USA Election America Donald Trump … populist and anti-science rhetoric on fracking has shifted the debate to the right, …
Corporations in India can explore shale gas reserves without obtaining environmental clearances.
… Fracking in India Shashikant Yadav | 14th August 2020 | News India Fracking Natural Resources Water Water Depletion Editor’s Picks Network of fracking sites in America Corporations in …
Fracking has no social licence in the UK, will contribute little to the economy, will have a huge adverse impact on other sectors, will be a disaster to climate and the environment, and won't even improve energy security, write Peter Strachan and Alex Russell. Do we really want to see 16,000 or more shale gas wells drilled in the British countryside? Let's FraXit now!
… Time to give the chop to fracking: FraXit now! Professors Peter … Alex Russell | 19th December 2016 Comment Fracking Energy Fossil Fuels Pollution … UK England Scotland frack'n'go-cut.jpg Fracking has no social licence in the UK, will …
The key study that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is based on serious scientific errors, writes Nick Cowern. Not only has the Government failed to correct them, but it is now delaying the publication of a new official report that would reveal the truth - that fracking is considerably worse for the world's climate than coal.
… UK fracking policy founded on scientific fraud, … Nick Cowern | 15th June 2016 News Fracking Climate Change Emissions Science … that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is …
The anti-fracking victory yesterday should not distract from disturbing trends in the criminalisation of dissent.
… Fracking democracy, criminalising dissent … al | 18th October 2018 News Thought Leaders Fracking Democracy Protest Appeal … The anti-fracking victory yesterday should not distract … in the criminalisation of dissent. Three anti-fracking protesters - Simon Blevins, Richard …
America's shale gas boom threatens families, pets, and food, writes Allison Wilson. Fresh from her reading of 'The Real Costs of Fracking', she finds a host of adverse health impacts on those living near fracking sites, the toxic pollution of the food chain, and a wall of corporate and official secrecy.
… Exposed: what fracking really does to you, your family, pets … Allison Wilson | 25th February 2015 Reviews Fracking Health Energy Toxics Pollution Food Farming USA real-cost-of-fracking-cut.jpg America's shale gas boom …
Council-run pension funds are investing billions in overseas fracking industries, new data from 350.org, Platform and Friends of the Earth has shown. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… invest more than nine billion pounds in fracking Marianne Brooker | 5th September 2018 News Fracking Local Councils Friends Of The Earth 350.org Platform fracking-699657_960_720.jpg Council-run …
A unique collaboration between The Ecologist and Link TV lifts the lid on fracking and the shale gas boom sweeping into Europe and beyond...
… Fracking hell: the big story 6th March 2013 News Fracking Energy Ecologist Films Politics And … The Ecologist and Link TV lifts the lid on fracking and the shale gas boom sweeping into …
US researchers behind a study that showed links between gas drilling and sickness in livestock say a moratorium should be imposed on fracking in the UK until its impact on food safety can be assessed. Andrew Wasley reports
… Fracking poses risk to UK farm animals and … warn Andrew Wasley | 17th September 2013 News Fracking Energy Food And Farming News … say a moratorium should be imposed on fracking in the UK until its impact on food …
The ultimate goal of putting all fossil fuels behind us is an uphill battle and one that we may not be able to reach.
… Will renewables ever replace fracking? Emily Folk | 24th October 2019 News Renewable Energy Fracking Greenhouse Gas Science & Systems fracking-699657_960_720.jpg The ultimate goal …
Results from the latest government survey on fracking shows that public opposition has risen to its highest level so far.
… Support for fracking at record low Ruth Hayhurst | 29th May 2019 News Fracking Preston New Road Action Group … Results from the latest government survey on fracking shows that public opposition has …
UN climate negotiations get under way today in Bonn, Germany - and they offer a key opportunity for campaigners to gear up their fight against fracking, writes Jamie Gorman, because to stabilize the Earth's climate, the gas must stay deep underground.
… Anti-fracking activists - engage with us in Bonn … talks Jamie Gorman | 4th June 2014 Comment Fracking Climate Change Unfccc Fossil Fuels … campaigners to gear up their fight against fracking, writes Jamie Gorman, because to …
Just as the UK Government is stirring up public anger against human rights, writes Anna Grear, its fast-track development of shale gas and oil shows that we need these legal protections more than ever. A new report shows how the 'dash to frack' is endangering our most cherished rights - to health, water, security and life.
… Fracking - human rights must not be ignored! … Anna Grear | 30th October 2014 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Law Human Rights | Energy Politics UK fracking-eagle-ford-cut-2.jpg Fracking can …
The government has resumed its quarterly survey of public attitudes to fracking and shale gas.
… Fracking support remains low - government poll Ruth Hayhurst | 14th November 2018 News Fracking Lancashire Shale Gas Energy Clear On … its quarterly survey of public attitudes to fracking and shale gas. The government has …
Hydraulic fracturing is roaring ahead in the Canadian Arctic, writes Ed Struzik. Companies are competing to exploit the Northwest Territories' 2-3 billion barrels of shale oil, as the NWT government ignores calls from indigenous nations and scientists for a moratorium on fracking pending an open review of its impacts.
… - 1.35 million hectares of wilderness open to fracking Ed Struzik <em><a target='_blank' … August 2014 News Canada Indigenous Peoples Fracking Oil Regulation 3rdt September 2014 conocophillips-sahtu-fracking-cut.jpg Hydraulic fracturing is …
The anti-fracking movement scored a great victory when Lancashire councillors refused planning permission for two fracking wells, writes Damien Short. But dig deeper and the triumph was all the greater, as it overcame not just Cuadrilla, but a morass of pro-fracking bias and legal and scientific misrepresentation from those meant to be providing impartial advice.
… Lancashire's fracking victory was even greater than we knew Damien Short | 21st July 2015 News Fracking Energy Politics Human Rights Law Science camp-frack-cut.jpg The anti-fracking movement scored a great victory when …
Poland is about to open its doors to an unprecedented dash for gas. But with multinational energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the environment are in the firing line. Andrew Wasley reports from Gdansk
… Fracking Hell? How Poland's dash for gas … sour Andrew Wasley | 28th February 2013 News Fracking Politics And Economics News Poland … energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the …
Dame Emma Thompson sends message of support to Reclaim the Power and protesters from the local community as they mark 54 hours of protest on the anniversary of the Lancashire County Council decision to turn down an application.
… lambasts the 'handful of desperadoes' in fracking Staff Reporter | 3rd July 2018 News Fracking Reclaim The Power Climate Change Emma … turn down an application. A mass protest at a fracking site in Lancashire endorsed by actor …
Ministers are determined to get fracking under way in the UK as fast as possible, so it's a 'fait accompli' in time for the election, writes Alex Stevenson. With a firm pro-fracking concensus in Parliament, only one thing can frustrate their plans - strong local campaigns to turn around MPs desperate for re-election in 2015. It even has a name: democracy.
… One more heave! Ministers' pre-election fracking drive Alex Stevenson | 9th September 2014 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels Politics … Ministers are determined to get fracking under way in the UK as fast as …
A new study in Pennsylvania, USA shows that fracking is strongly related to increased mortality in young babies. The effect is most pronounced in counties with many drinking water wells indicating that contamination by 'produced water' from fracking is a likely cause. Radioactive pollution with uranium, thorium and radium is a 'plausible explanation' for the excess deaths.
… Fracking kills newborn babies - polluted water … cause Oliver Tickell | 25th April 2017 News Fracking Health Water Pollution USA Science … A new study in Pennsylvania, USA shows that fracking is strongly related to increased …
So-called extreme energy - including fracking, coal bed methane extraction and underground coal gasification - is being rolled out with little concern for the environment, leading campaigner, author and engineer Paul Mobbs tells the Ecologist Film Unit
… The Ecologist | 23rd September 2013 News Fracking Energy Comment Climate Change … So-called extreme energy - including fracking, coal bed methane extraction and … and supply energy. Everybody knows about fracking- it’s always in the news- but …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
… Fracking boom depletes, pollutes US water … Valerie Brown | 20th June 2013 News Water USA Fracking Pollution Waste fracking_site_in_warren_center_pa-cut.jpg The …
As Cuadrilla's application to frack in Lancashire goes to public inquiry today, protestors from Greenpeace have installed a full-size 'fracking rig' in Parliament Square, London, complete with flare and deafening sound effects, to let MP's know just how great it is to have a fracking well on your doorstep.
… Ecologist | 9th February 2016 News Protest Fracking UK Politics Fossil Fuels Corporations … from Greenpeace have installed a full-size 'fracking rig' in Parliament Square, London, … let MP's know just how great it is to have a fracking well on your doorstep. Greenpeace has …
The UK's fracking protests are working says Jan Goodey who has been reporting for the Ecologist from Balcombe since the first of the protestors turned up to stop the drills
… ANTI FRACKING SPECIAL REPORT: UK Jan Goodey Will … | 27th August 2013 News Climate Change Fracking Energy Politics balcombe1.jpg Camp … gate. Image courtesy of Jan Goodey. The UK's fracking protests are working says Jan Goodey …