Fracking Support Declines in UK and US

Fracking Support Declines in UK and US

The percentage of people who support fracking is now below 50 per cent in both the UK and US and is continuing to decline. Conversely the amount of people opposed to the controversial technique continues to grow.

EPA Asked to Regulate Fracking Emissions

EPA Asked to Regulate Fracking Emissions

As the evidence mounts that fracking is causing chronic air pollution and health problems, American civil society organisations are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action.

California’s Governor is Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work on Fracking

California’s Governor is Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work on Fracking

Last week the Chief Executive of Occidental Petroleum, a mega-fracker, told analysts and investors if “towns don’t want us there, we won’t be there.” What he failed to mention is that they’ve got the Governor in their pockets doing the dirty work for them.

Fracking’s Growing Problem of Radioactive Waste

Fracking’s Growing Problem of Radioactive Waste

With every passing day the downside of America’s burgeoning fracking boom becomes apparent. The industry has done much to portray fracked gas as a clean fuel. But its dirty secrets are slowly and painfully being revealed.

Thousands Attend Californian Anti-Fracking Rally

Thousands Attend Californian Anti-Fracking Rally

They came in their thousands from across the Sunshine State. On Saturday, the largest anti-fracking rally and protest in California’s history took place in the state capital of Sacramento.

Ohio Fracking Well Suspended After Quakes

Ohio Fracking Well Suspended After Quakes

Fracking operations at one site in the state of Ohio remain suspended until further notice after five small earthquakes over a period of twenty four hours earlier this week.

“The drought is a game changer on fracking”

“The drought is a game changer on fracking”

California remains gripped in a vice-like drought, with last year being the driest on record in the state. Last month, the situation was so bad that it prompted Governor Jerry Brown to declare that the sunshine state was in a drought emergency. “We ought to be ready for a long, continued, persistent effort to restrain our water use,” Brown said.