‘Fracking’ earthquakes research
A new study says tremors caused by the controversial fracking gas extraction process are so usually so small they cannot be felt on the surface
Greenpeace: "Fracking dream is dangerous fantasy"
The Government has given the green light for "fracking" for shale gas to resume in Lancashire.
Greenpeace energy campaigner Leila Deen said: "George Osborne's dream of building Dallas in Lancashire is dangerous fantasy. He is not JR Ewing and this is not the US."
The go-ahead for fracking to resume came as the Government's climate advisers warned that a continued reliance on gas would push up consumer bills by hundreds of pounds more than if there was a shift towards low-carbon power such as wind.
The Committee on Climate Change's chief executive, David Kennedy, dismissed claims that exploiting shale gas in the UK and Europe could push down gas prices.
He said it was not a "game changer" on this side of the Atlantic as it could only meet a relatively small share of gas demand.
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Fracking 'not significant' cause of large earthquakes
A new study suggests the controversial drilling technique 'fracking' is not a significant cause of large earthquakes.
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Fracking to resume in Lancashire
The Government has given the green light for "fracking" for shale gas to resume in Lancashire.