Shale gas and fracking
News and analysis from the Guardian on drilling for shale gas using the technique known as hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'
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Fracking firm lodging appeal after council rejects its planning application
15 Oct 2014: West Sussex county council refused application by Celtique Energie for oil and gas exploration near South Downs national park
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Campaigners speak out against the race for shale gas - video (1min 50sec)
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19 Oct 2014: Terry Macalister: Motorists, airlines and industry are enjoying low energy costs, the US is relishing its reduced reliance on the Middle East – and Opec is wondering how to reassert its authority
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16 Oct 2014: Baker Hughes, a maker of fracking drill bits, has produced them in bright pink to support breast cancer research. Here’s how to tell if your company is a philanthropic hypocrite
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15 Oct 2014: Nature paper shows abundant gas would squeeze out renewable energy and likely increase overall carbon emissions
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15 Oct 2014: Victorian Liberals launch mining licence locator, but anti-fracking activists say both major parties are avoiding the real issue
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14 Oct 2014: This is your chance to ask the energy secretary anything. Join Ed Davey MP live online from 10.30-11.30am BST on Wednesday 22 October
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13 Oct 2014: Former environment secretary does not understand the risks climate change poses, says Lord Stern
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10 Oct 2014: Leakage of powerful greenhouse gas over New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah is likely to be from coal mines
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7 Oct 2014: Recent changes to the law, enabling companies to frack beneath landowners’ properties without their permission, have fuelled resistance to fracking in Britain, says author and activist
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1 Oct 2014: Professor Mary O’Kane’s review of state’s CSG industry makes 16 recommendations, including a compensation scheme and expert advisory body
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