Planning officers have recommended that North Yorkshire County Council approve plans to turn Ryedale into a fracking site. Gas company Third Energy have submitted plans to...
It has been less than five months since the Conservative party won its unexpected majority in the 2015 general election. They have moved surprisingly quickly to dismantle at...
Development of the shale gas sector could be compromised by critical water shortages in key areas, according to new a report by the World Resource Institute...
The Labour party has announced it will try to strengthen regulation for the British shale gas industry in the infrastructure bill, said to be too bland...
Ongoing research suggests fracking is taking place at much shallower depths than first thought. Authors say there is no evidence of water contamination, but more research...
Energy firm Cuadrilla has confirmed it has submitted a planning application to drill for shale gas at a site in Lancashire. The move is likely to...
A new study has argued that while there may be benefits brought by shale gas as a transition fuel, its usage would also lead to an...
Much more needs to be done to investigate the impacts of fracking on human health to ensure that industry regulation will adequately protect the British public,...
Well-respected investor Jeremy Grantham has told his clients that the convenience of fossil fuel extraction will soon be shaded by renewables and that shale gas might...
Responsible investment network Ceres has warned of the risk of water scarcity linked to the water-intensive shale gas extraction method fracking – particularly in arid regions...
Landowners are joining forces with solicitors to launch what they are calling a “legal blockade” against fracking on national park land. This comes after ministers hinted...
Cuadrilla has dropped plans to frack at a site near Balcombe, West Sussex, after it found that the rocks were naturally fractured. The company said in...
Outspoken Green MEP Jose Bové has said he is prepared to fight against energy giant Total on the issue of fracking in the UK, after successfully...
Just one in five Britons would “definitely” support fracking near their homes, whilst 33% would support it elsewhere in the country, a poll by Viewsbank has...
Lincolnshire is set to receive £30m investment from French-based oil and gas firm Total SA to investigate the county’s shale gas potential. Hydraulic fracking, or fracking, is...