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Is carbon capture and sequestration the answer to our climate woes or merely a way to preserve the fossil fuel industry? John Dyer reports. Politicians, corporate leaders and others have been calling for more...
Fracking, or the process of drilling into the earth to release gas and oil, has made the USA a net exporter of gas. But the controversial technique also produces radioactive waste, with researchers now...
The risk of causing man-made earthquakes by fracking could be greatly reduced if the high-pressure fluid injections used in the process are situated far enough away from geological faults. These are the findings of...
Shale gas is one of the least sustainable ways to produce electricity, according to new research from the University of Manchester. This means that an electricity mix with less rather than more shale gas...
A new study has found that babies born to mothers who lived near a fracking well during pregnancy are more likely to be born with low birth weights, leaving them at greater risk of...
Not long after President Donald Trump appointed climate change deniers to the country’s highest posts was the country hit by the strongest hurricane ever. Even the Republican mayor of Miami finds himself at odds...
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the US on Saturday to protest against Trump’s anti-science policies. In Boston alone around 55,000 people warned against ignoring findings on subjects like climate...
The majority of people in four major European countries are convinced that we are feeling the effects of climate change such as severe storms and floods, and hotter or dryer spells, according to a...
President Trump has overturned former president Obama’s decision two months ago to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline is strongly opposed by environmentalists and Native Americans. The Sioux are now looking...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to rescind rules restricting coal mining and fracking in a bid to woo voters in energy-traditional states like West Virginia, Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Energy experts question whether...
Two federal agencies have concluded that fracking off the coast of California will cause no significant environmental impact. Their decision means that a court-ordered moratorium on offshore fracking in federal waters of California. The...
Just five days after the global community rallied together to sign a historic agreement to halt climate change, the UK government announced a 65 per cent cut to renewable energy subsidies. Energy and climate...
Chaco Cultural National Historical Park in the USA contains hundreds of archaeological sites and the ruins of an ancient Pueblo city. The World Heritage Site is now threatened by encroaching oil and gas development....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that fracking does not result in long-term damages to drinking water. While the oil and gas industry feels vindicated, environmentalists say that the study lacked key data....
Biofuel production in the US is set rise more slowly than initially planned. New targets proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are lower than what Congress had agreed upon. As John Dyer reports...
The economy of the world’s second-largest country is to a large extent dependent on its oil sands. But the rapid decline in oil prices is now forcing oil companies to cut back on costs....
The state of New York may sit on part of one of the largest gas reserves in the world, but the state’s governor has just issued a formal ban on fracking — much to...
The UK government’s chief scientist argues that the risks of fracking are on par with those from thalidomide, tobacco and asbestos. In the flagship annual report, Mark Walport warns that there are many innovations...
Based on the polluter-pays principle, researchers from Cambridge University argue that fracking companies should pay up to 6 billion British pounds per year to compensate for future climate change. Chris Hope, from the Cambridge...
Environmentalists have long claimed that fracking pollutes water supplies. A new report shows that they may be right, raising the stakes in an already charged battle. Heather McMicken is not alone. The homeowner in...
