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The government says it'll make a fracking ban 'permanent', but it can still be overturned by another government in future.
Has the world entered an era of ultra-low prices? An energy scholar argues that a long period of low oil prices will set the U.S. – and globe – back on the economy and the environment.
Fracking in northeastern British Columbia has left behind tens of thousands of wells. Some of these are leaking — and could threaten the environment and the public's health.
Fracking in Pennsylvania has led to disadvantages in state school districts.
A permanent fracking ban is needed to end the farce and shift resources into carbon capture and storage.
In Labour target constituencies in the North of England, the moratorium applies. But sites in safe Conservative areas in the South East will remain open for business.
The fossil fuel industry plans to compensate for declining demand for gasoline by flooding the world with more plastic.
Energy-wise, the fallout from the attack on Saudi oil facilities has so far been very muted. The surge in oil production in the US over the past decade helps explain why.
New research uses a different technique to give a much lower estimate.
The majority of fugitive methane emissions come from a minority of locations and activities – so-called super-emitters.
Huge survey shows more than 80% of British people support for solar, but just 18% want fracking.
The Trump Whitehouse's weaponising of words has won them many battles – but whether 'molecules of US freedom' are aimed at foreign buyers or domestic supporters, this marketing ploy misses the mark.
Pumping high-pressure fluid into fault lines causes them to slowly slip, increasing the pressure on more distant rock and inducing earthquakes far away.
The coal, oil and natural gas industries are also connected with human rights violations, public health disasters and environmental devastation.
A researcher looking at the social impacts of shale gas developments, explains why there's much more to the Blackpool tremors than just ground movements.
The oil-exporting organization may have mustered the political will to cut production, but its disunity remains intact.
The Western Australian government's decision to green-light fracking in selected areas aims to walk a line between industry interests and community opposition. But across Australia the picture varies widely.
Although fracking has been given the green light it's still not known how common felt earthquakes may become and if communities are willing to accept them
Big oil and gas companies spent far more fighting this ballot initiative than the measure's supporters did.
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