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 …
The National Audit Office (NAO) report comes amid ongoing public concern over the effects of fracking.
… Shale gas plans in fracking disarray Mike Bedigan | 23rd October 2019 News Fracking Shale Gas Climate Breakdown National … ongoing public concern over the effects of fracking. The government's plan to establish …
As fracking hits the headlines UK protests against the practice of blasting natural gas from shale rock are on the increase. Jan Goodey reports on the latest flashpoint in the urgent - and escalating - anti fracking battle
… The UK's anti fracking movement is growing Jan Goodey | 1st … Climate Change Energy Society protest.jpg As fracking hits the headlines UK protests … in the urgent - and escalating - anti fracking battle The fracking (hydraulic …
In a perfect storm, Middle England is joining forces with climate activists to say no to fracking and the UK's much-talked about shale gas boom
… unite in opposition to shale gas and fracking Jan Goodey | 15th January 2012 News Shale Gas Fracking Natural World Energy frack2.jpg … forces with climate activists to say no to fracking and the UK's much-talked about shale …
Fracking in the UK resumed yesterday after a seven-year hiatus.
… 'Green Great Britain Week' opens with fracking Joseph Dutton | 16th October 2018 News Fracking UK Renewables Low Carbon Green … Shale Gas Climate Changes dpjldecwsaaam4r.jpg Fracking in the UK resumed yesterday after a …
The controversial gas-extraction process known as 'fracking' is safe, says UK-based Cuadrilla Resources, and not a threat to ground or surface water supplies
… UK's 'fracking' gas-extraction is not unconventional … The Ecologist | 2nd March 2011 News Shale Gas Fracking Energy Renewables Gas Fossil Fuels … gas-extraction process known as 'fracking' is safe, says UK-based Cuadrilla …
Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds
… Shale gas fracking 'probable' cause of Lancashire quakes … Jowit Hanna Gersmann | 2nd November 2011 News Fracking Shale Gas Energy Politics And … in the search for shale gas Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the …
Shale gas operator confirms it will not be able to resume operations before its planning permission expires.
… An end to fracking in Lancashire? Catherine Early | 3rd October 2019 News Fracking Cuadrilla Lancashire Shale Gas Change Makers preston_new_road_fracking.jpg Shale gas operator confirms it …
When fracking came to Balcombe in West Sussex in 2013, it divided village opinion, writes Joe Nixon. But the community is now united in its commitment to locally owned renewable energy, with solar projects on schools and farm buildings, and plans just in for a new 5MW solar farm.
… Beyond fracking: Balcombe's renewable future Joe … | 13th July 2015 Comment Renewables UK Fracking Society Energy repower-balcombe-cut.jpg When fracking came to Balcombe in West Sussex in … the poster child for the struggle against fracking, when Cuadrilla tried to drill here. …
Police violence has been a running theme in the anti-fracking protests at Barton Moss. Individual officers are acting with impunity. Is this a deliberate strategy to disrupt the protests on behalf of vested interests? David Cullen investigates ...
… Cullen | 9th April 2014 News Fossil Fuels Fracking Society Politics kris.jpg Police … violence has been a running theme in the anti-fracking protests at Barton Moss. Individual … Dr. Steve Peers, a legal observer at the anti-fracking 'protectors' camp at Barton Moss, was …
Musician Sophie Stammers visited Balcombe, the site of Cuadrilla’s controversial exploratory shale well, with a song to sing at the gates of the oil and gas firm’s operations. She returned with the sense of having become part of something much bigger, something which is steadily gaining momentum.....
… process of hydraulic fracturing - or ‘fracking’. But Cuadrilla is not alone. … this camp is the new front-line of the anti-fracking movement, a movement which over the … future energy security . The mobilization of fracking represents severe climate injustice: …
As well as local outrage over 'fracking' drilling there is new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential gas boom near Blackpool
… UK gas fracking boom 'may be dirtier than coal' Tom … shale gas As well as local outrage over 'fracking' drilling there is new evidence its … technique, known as hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ by some, is being met with strong …
They tried to influence government - but that's not working any more, writes John Vidal. So Friends of the Earth's new boss is taking a more radical approach rooted in community activism. And as he prepares for a storm of protest over fracking and cuts to wind and solar, he's ready to take on George Osborne in an 'ideological war' for the future of Britain.
… September 2015 Comment UK Politics Society Fracking Campaigning craig-cut.jpg They tried … as he prepares for a storm of protest over fracking and cuts to wind and solar, he's … gets Bennett singing in Welsh, large-scale fracking in Britain could have him Mongolian …
Natural gas could be a game changer for one impoverished Ohio city. But there are serious environmental and social risks associated with extracting it, reports Dimiter Kenarov
… Dimiter Kenarov | 28th February 2013 News Fracking Shale Gas News Energy Politics And … technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, whereby millions of gallons of frack … movement against injection wells and fracking, ‘Frackfree Mahoning Valley’, which …
A consistent pattern is emerging in the UK government's plans and policies, writes Paul Mobbs: the stripping away of human rights and freedoms; the detachment of public institutions from democratic accountability; an increase of the powers of the state; and the empowerment of corporations at the expense of people. We must act to preserve our liberties, while we still can.
… 2015 News Human Rights Politics UK Society Fracking Health great-dictator-cut.png A … while we still can. What do academy schools, fracking and international trade negotiations … of local concern over issues such as 'fracking' [19] under the last Government. The …
Inquiry to hear from experts on potential climate impacts of the first flow test site in the county.
… Brooker | 17th January 2019 News Shale Gas Fracking Ellesmere Port FoE Friends Of The … the continued and overwhelming opposition to fracking in the UK. They will be supported by … on their doorstep. “Instead of forcing dirty fracking on communities, the government should …
East Liverpool, a small city by the Ohio river, is a cancer-ridden dumping ground for the detritus of the global economy, writes Caitlin Johnson. With its filthy power station, coal ash lake, 1,300 fracking wells, silica sand mountains and a huge toxic waste incinerator, the city's people need your help in their fight for environmental justice.
… December 2014 Activism USA Waste Coal Energy Fracking Toxics Society east-liverpool-cut.jpg … filthy power station, coal ash lake, 1,300 fracking wells, silica sand mountains and a … to start organizing communities affected by fracking, the process of extracting oil and …
The Lobbying Act has left corporations and lobbyists free to argue their case in the election 'debate', writes Adam Ramsay. But the justified fear of legal sanctions has gagged charities and NGOs from speaking out, silencing the very people voters need to hear from most.
… And so too often, they say nothing at all. Fracking? What fracking? There are some stark examples. Five … of ways. This time round, the big issue is fracking. However, as one person involved told …
Former Shell oil boss Mark Moody Stuart's ableptic, self-satisfied book on 'responsible leadership' left Danny Chivers seething. The sooner we stop caring about the opinions of the Moody-Stuarts of this world, he concludes, the sooner we're likely to improve it.
… this is 'responsible leadership', then I'm a fracking well Danny Chivers | 16th May 2014 …
Despite outrage in the US over ‘fracturing’ techniques used to extract shale gas and new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal, the UK has given the go-ahead to companies here to begin drilling. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential unconventional gas boom near Blackpool
… technique, known as hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ by some, is being met with strong … shale formations READ MORE... NEWS UK's 'fracking' gas-extraction is not unconventional … gas-extraction process known as 'fracking' is safe, says UK-based Cuadrilla …
As well as being masters of water engineering, the Romans also engaged in a long distance trade in water across the Mediterranean - embodied in grain, oil, wine, cloth, metals and other goods. They also discovered the food-water-energy nexus - and not in a good way. We need to heed the warnings from Roman history.
… are we doomed to the same fate as the Romans? Fracking - is water the limit on how it can … ethical and political issues surrounding fracking, it is its thirst for water (used to … or arid conditions . In the UK, plans for fracking in major regions such as the Severn …
Rural community fears 'extreme' and unconventional drilling for oil.
… Natalie Bennett | 27th November 2018 News Fracking Oil Industry Gas Shale Gas Extreme … into the Earth. This process is similar to fracking, a kind of drilling that's got a lot … day when I visited the the Misson proposed fracking site the protectors had recorded that …
Communities should take power into their own hands to build an abundant local clean energy supply to secure our future energy on a national scale, claims Kayla Ente, founder of community energy service co-operative BHESCo......
… be stored in specially lined ponds. At best, fracking is a five year feed of our fossil … whether that electricity is consumed or not. Fracking corporations will receive larger tax …
Forty years ago workers at Lucas Aerospace created a detailed plan to transition out of the arms industry and into green, sustainable products and technologies, writes David King. it never happened, yet the Lucas Plan provides a blueprint for similar initiatives today to build a deep-rooted, broad-based movement for social, economic and ecological progress.
… industries such as nuclear power and weapons, fracking, arms, etc. often face is opposition … of the population, on our side? As the anti-fracking campaign has found, making …