Shale gas and fracking

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  Fracking protesters blockade rig depot

  18 Jun 2012:

  Demonstrators lock themselves to gates of drilling rig depot early this morning

• Shift to shale could fracture Opec's world

  17 Jun 2012: The doves won at Opec last week, but while it concentrates on trying not to rock the eurozone, it should take note of what the shale revolution may mean for oil and gas prices, writes Terry Macalister

• Carbon storage 'may cause small earthquakes'

  15 Jun 2012: US report finds injecting fracking wastewater underground can trigger seismic activity – with implications for CCS viability

• James Lovelock: The UK should be going mad for fracking

  15 Jun 2012:

  Leo Hickman: Scientist James Lovelock is the man behind Gaia theory, and once predicted doom for our climate. He discusses nuclear (good), wind power (bad) and why fracking is the future

• James Lovelock on shale gas and the problem with 'greens'

  15 Jun 2012:

  Leo Hickman: Read the full transcript of James Lovelock's Saturday interview with Leo Hickman

• How green is shale gas?

  29 May 2012:

  The rise of 'fracking' means the IEA is hailing a 'golden age for gas'. But what impact does shale gas have on the environment? Leo Hickman, with your help, investigates. Post your views below, email leo.hickman@guardian.co.uk or tweet @LeoHickman

• 'Golden age of gas' threatens renewable energy, IEA warns

  29 May 2012: Agency says tripling output by 2035 from unconventional gas sources such as shale gas could end support for renewables

• Using shale gas over coal does not help climate, says big gas investor

  29 May 2012:

  Scottish Widows Investment Partnership says fracking companies not bothering to capture 'fugitive methane'

• North Dakota: riding the oil rush

  14 May 2012:

  Oil has brought money and jobs to this sparsely populated region – but residents fear a ban on fracking will stop the boom

• North Dakota oil boom: thousands pin their dreams on striking it rich

  14 May 2012:

  Business is booming and salaries are high in this tiny patch of the US, but the exhausting toil is more than many bargain for

• SEC to investigate Chesapeake Energy as founder steps down as chairman

  4 May 2012: A company at the centre of the American shale gas revolution has been 'fracked' by a regulatory investigation amid controversy over its founder borrowing nearly $1bn

• It's green growth or nothing

  3 May 2012: Chris Huhne: We have no choice. High energy prices are here to stay and resource-frugality is our only hope for a sustainable future

• Lancashire schoolgirl wins chance to address MEPs with anti-fracking video

  1 May 2012:

  Leo Hickman: An 11-year-old schoolgirl travels to Brussels after posting a video on YouTube criticising shale gas extraction

• Restrict shale gas fracking to 600m from water supplies, says study

  25 Apr 2012:

  Researchers recommend 'absolute minimum' safe zone of 600m between fracking and aquifers to minimise odds of contamination

• Shale gas could fracture our renewables policy

  23 Apr 2012: Letters: We cannot afford the risk to our water supplies. Even now we are faced with water restrictions and drought

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