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Britain has a duty to exploit its shale gas reserves, says David Cameron. But is fracking the answer to Europe's reliance on cheap Russian gas? With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates

Senate energy committee told exporting natural gas would end Russia’s 'energy blackmail'

Using the Crimea crisis to promote fracking is disingenuous – only tackling climate change can reduce our exposure to energy importsAs tensions with Russia intensify, government ministers and conservative commentators have...

Sparse public data on onshore oil and gas drilling makes full extent of failures in hydrocarbon wells unknown, experts sayThe lack of publicly available data on the UK's onshore oil and gas drilling means there are significant...

Suppliers face growing pressure from consumers over price and transparency. From monthly bills to political independence, we ask what people really want from the companies they rely onBilly Ahmed, 20, hospitality worker:...

Journalistic standards won't be upheld by attempting to discredit science we don't likeEnvironmental journalism's watchdog strikesBlogger Keith Kloor, who writes for Discover magazine, claims that my article on a Nasa-funded...

Soaring energy demands will pile pressure on already strained water resources, warns the UN on eve of world water dayGrowing demand for energy will put increasing pressure on the world's already strained water resources,...

Political pressure on regulators could trigger a full competition inquiry which could take 18 months to completeThe big six gas and electricity suppliers will hear next week whether there is to be a full competition inquiry...

Environment secretary held high-level meeting at Cuadrilla's request with Environment Agency over regulation disputeThe environment secretary, Owen Paterson, convened an urgent high-level meeting for the boss of fracking...

Guardian Australia: Mining executive says fossil fuels ‘here to stay’ and calls for cleaner technology yet industry research body starved of funds

Just 33 finance plans signed in February for UK government’s flagship scheme to make homes more energy efficient

In delivering budget, chancellor stealthily abolished a tax break that attracts private money to help build our green energy futureGeorge Osborne quietly moved to kill off Britain's renewable revolution in Wednesday's budget...

Beijing brings forward deadline for world's first thorium-fuelled facility in attempt to break reliance on fossil fuelsChina is developing a new design of nuclear power plant in an attempt to reduce its reliance on coal and...

Scottish energy minister hits back after UK energy secretary claims independent Scotland would face higher energy bills

Energy firm had told watchdog shingle bank between reactors and sea was 'not as robust as thought', environmentalists sayEDF has failed to be open and transparent by shutting down its Dungeness plant in Kent for two months...