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
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A unique collaboration between The Ecologist and Link TV lifts the lid on fracking and the shale gas boom sweeping into Europe and beyond...
… goes global, communities in South Africa, Poland - and beyond - have to decide between … the big picture special : Fracking hell? Poland's dash for gas Fracking … the sizable shale deposits lying deep in Poland's underbelly. Advocates say this will …
As COP19 draws to a close in Warsaw today, India and Saudi Arabia blocked an agreement which could prevent the release of up to 100 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 2050.
… comprising Australia, Canada, Japan and Poland - ironically the country hosting the COP19 climate talks in Warsaw. Poland has vigorously supported coal as the … of controversies, including host country Poland's vigorous support for coal-based …
Yesterday, as climate talks degraded into a sideshow for the coal industry, more than 800 conference participants walked out. So where now for the climate movement? Alexander Reid Ross argues for an end to collaboration, and the beginning of a deeper resistance.
… steps through COP 19. Circumstances in Poland also hinted at the farcical nature of … the Ministry of Economy stating, "Who rules Poland? Coal industry or the people?" In a shocking move, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk waited …
Across the Marcellus Shale, most abandoned oil and gas wells are supposedly harmless. But some are leaking - polluting land, water and air - and now there are concerns about other risks, reports Dimiter Kenarov
… ANALYSIS Special report Fracking Hell? How Poland's dash for gas turned sour Poland is about to open its doors to an …
Poor countries are being left with little idea about what money is available to help them cope with climate change because of murky accounting and a lack of transparency by rich countries, according to an Oxfam study.
… talks ( COP19 ) get under way in Warsaw, Poland, it now appears that the developing …
The unprecedented rate of ocean acidification is one of the most alarming phenomena generated by climate change and the only way to mitigate the dangers is to reduce CO2 emissions significantly.
… on Climate Change taking place in Warsaw (Poland) from 11 to 22 November. The document …
Documents reveal Celtique Energie has been privately touting 'dedicated fracking' to investors for Sussex oil and gas drilling - while publicly describing fracking plans as 'hypothetical'. Andrew Wasley reports.
… ANALYSIS Special report Fracking Hell? How Poland's dash for gas turned sour Poland is about to open its doors to an …
Big business, industry and finance, keen to set the agenda and shape the rules in the interests of their profits - and at the expense of climate justice - have infiltrated COP19.
… capital of Warsaw, 11-22 November 2013. Poland's government is renowned for its …
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
… they "threatened UK withdrawal to Netherlands/Poland if not supported" and are "clearly …
Speaking to the UNFCCC in Warsaw, shortly after Typhoon Taiyan devastated his country, Philippines climate negotiator Yeb Sano makes an impassioned case for decisive action on climate.
… must put the money where our mouths are. Let Poland, let Warsaw, be remembered as the place … to the UNFCCC now under way in Warsaw, Poland. Haiyan was nothing we have ever …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been financing coal mining companies implicated in criminal corruption allegations - according to a Bankwatch analysis.
… a clamp down on EBRD's coal lending. Poland, which hosted the COP19 climate talks …
The UK Government policy on genetically modified (GM) crops is "precautionary, evidence-based and sensitive to public concerns". Lesley Docksey asks: who are they kidding?
… Germany, Austria, Greece, Romania and Poland have banned Monsanto's maize. … that have no regard for the earth. But why Poland, Hungary, Paraguay and the rest? One …
Although the total biodiversity in Europe
is still decreasing, a recently published report brings the welcome news that many of the larger wildlife and bird species are making a strong recovery. Anna Taylor reports.....
… the Bialowieza Primeval Forest that straddles Poland and Belarus, where they were first …
As the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations enter their last few days, Ellen Brown exposes their real purpose - corporate control of the world's food, health, environment and financial systems. Of all these, the greatest is food ...
… Hungary, Luxembourg, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Mexico and Russia - GMOs are …
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
… toxic chemicals linked to nearby fracking. In Poland, farmers in Zurawlow, in the east of … beginning to mobilise against fracking. Poland's government has been championing the …
The discovery of horsemeat in burgers and ready meals has revealed how live horses are shipped across Europe in a complex and secretive business. And it's just part of a bigger global trade in livestock and poultry. Andrew Wasley reports.........
… a similar story. In common with Romania and Poland , the trade here involved, at least in …