Energy giant E.ON has partnered with the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) over the construction of the Rampion offshore wind farm – expected to power 300,000...
The UK government has announced consent for a 175 turbine offshore wind farm about 13km off the coast of Sussex. The Rampion wind farm is expected...
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...
The government has launched an official consultation to change and simplify the rules on access to land for energy companies, which would allow drilling below 300m...
Several billion barrels’ worth of shale oil could be extracted through the controversial process of fracking in southern England, according to a new report from the...
After the wettest British winter since records began in 1910 caused severe flooding across the country, the Environment Agency has completed a “health check” of defences...
Residents of Balcombe, the quiet Sussex village that shot to fame when a two-month protest against fracking in the area made headlines, have founded their own...
Green party MP Caroline Lucas appeared in court on Monday charged with blocking a highway and breaching the public order act, after her arrest at an...
Social enterprises based in the London borough of Croydon have been invited to apply for a support package, which includes an interest free loan, from a...
The Met Office has warned that parts of Britain could experience “heavy rain and gale-force winds” over the coming days, with the Environment Agency saying high sea...
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...
The National Trust has reaffirmed its current stance against fracking, after its director-general told the Times that the charity had an “open mind” about the technology....
Fracking poses a “serious threat” of water contamination, including in drinking water, according to a report that also claims that 280 billion gallons of radioactive waste...
Anti-fracking protestors have begun to shut down their camp outside an exploratory drilling site near the West Sussex village of Balcombe. After two months of protests,...
Campaign groups involved in the anti-fracking protests in Balcombe, West Sussex, have planned a 28 day blockade to the drill site. The site, which is occupied...