Carbon output ‘will climb 29% by 2035′
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Climate scientists agree that global carbon dioxide emissions need to be sharply cut. A prominent player in the energy industry predicts they will go in the opposite direction....
View ArticleNorth Dakota promises to turn down the lights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The US state of North Dakota is in the midst of a shale oil and gas boom. Critics say the industry has been allowed to grow without proper regulation, but oil producers are now...
View ArticleIPCC tries a gamble with shale gas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The latest IPCC report urges a dash for gas to allow us to reduce the burning of coal. And it accepts the use of shale gas, which threatens to be far more polluting than...
View ArticleThe energy revolution is in reverse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The UN climate panel’s prescription for tackling climate change is admirably clear. The problem is that the world is heading in precisely the opposite direction. BERLIN, 18 April...
View ArticleQuestions on the future of fracking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The fracking industry is the new star on the US energy scene, credited by its backers with bringing down domestic fuel prices and revitalising the US economy. But amid the talk of...
View ArticleFracking boom threatens US water supplies
Campaigners in the US warn that fracking for oil or gas, which has transformed the country’s energy market, is seriously depleting or contaminating supplies of the most vital asset − water OREGON, 18...
View ArticleCampaigners spy signs of concern among frackers
Does the NATO Secretary General really believe that Russia is secretly the puppet master behind efforts to stop shale gas extraction in Europe, or is it – asks UK Green Party MP Caroline Lucas − just...
View ArticleHealth alert over fracking’s chemical cocktails
Scientists in the US have established that some chemicals used in the controversial process of fracking to extract gas and oil could represent health and environmental hazards. LONDON, 19 August, 2014...
View ArticleScientists refute lower emissions claim for fracking
As advanced technology triggers the boom in extraction of natural gas, a new study warns that market forces mean the cheaper fossil fuel could replace not just coal, but also low-emission renewable and...
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