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shale gas and fracking, Tag
- Doctors and academics call for ban on 'inherently risky' fracking Tue, 31 Mar 15, 12:39amLetter to BMJ prompted by new report from health charity Medact recommending UK-wide moratorium on fracking for shale gas
- Fossil fuels must stay in ground – but be realistic, Chris Smith says Mon, 30 Mar 15, 8:14pmLeave as much in the ground as possible but gas will continue to have to be burnt during a transition to cleaner fuels, says former UK Environment Agency chief
- Leaving all fossil fuels in the ground is 'for the fairies', says Chris Smith Mon, 30 Mar 15, 8:14pmLeave as much in the ground as possible but gas will continue to have to be burnt during a transition to cleaner fuels, says former UK Environment Agency chief
- Lord Smith 'hugely sceptical' of fracking for shale oil in the UK Wed, 25 Mar 15, 5:00pmFormer environment agency chief says environmental case for shale oil in the UK is much tougher to make than for shale gas and calls for a single regulator
- US unveils new rules to govern fracking on federal lands Sat, 21 Mar 15, 3:27amAnnouncement by Department of the Interior is the culmination of a four-year process that will affect more than 100,000 oil and gas wells on federal lands
- NSW election: Coalition promises to buy back Lismore coal seam gas licence Fri, 20 Mar 15, 5:36pmNationals under pressure in northern rivers district as Labor announces CSG bans in certain areas and Greens push for state-wide ban
- Ineos launches consultation to gain support for fracking in Scotland Wed, 18 Mar 15, 1:02amThe operator of Scotland’s largest petrochemical plant at Grangemouth will run an information programme promoting shale gas
- West Sussex shale exploration plans axed Fri, 13 Mar 15, 1:22amCeltique Energie drops shale drilling plans comes after infrastructure bill set new restrictions on oil and gas exploration in conservation areas, reports BusinessGreen
- Shale gas should be at centre of next government's energy policy – Tim Yeo Thu, 12 Mar 15, 5:01pmGreen-leaning Tory MP and chairman of parliament’s energy and climate committee says fracking is safe and will benefit UK’s economy and enivronment
- Shale should be the centrepiece of next government's energy policy – Tim Yeo Thu, 12 Mar 15, 5:01pmGreen-leaning Tory MP and chairman of parliament’s energy and climate committee says fracking is safe and will benefit UK’s economy and enivronment
- Would a Labour or Tory government be better for the environment? Tue, 3 Mar 15, 6:00pmWe look at how the two big parties compare on green issues, from climate change and clean energy to fracking and animal welfare
- Russian oligarch threatens to sue UK amid North Sea gas row Tue, 3 Mar 15, 4:57amMikhail Fridman threatens compensation claim after UK airs political and environmental concerns over LetterOne deal to buy 12 gasfields
- Wales to get power to ban fracking and lower voting age to 16 Fri, 27 Feb 15, 11:01amDevolution package was promised after Scottish independence referendum last year, but concessions may not mollify Welsh government or Plaid Cymru
- Is Bolivia going to frack 'Mother Earth Tue, 24 Feb 15, 11:39amFirst steps towards producing shale gas meet with increasing concern among Bolivian civil society
- Ineos tries to reassure Grangemouth employees on site's future Tue, 17 Feb 15, 3:51amGrangemouth chief tells staff plant has at least 15 years’ supply of US ethane