There have been discussions around fracking in the U.K. for years, with the government going back and forth on whether to support new operations. Politicians have explored the potential for fracking, ...

North Yorkshire Council is being urged to reject a planning application from Europa Oil and Gas Ltd that would use proppant squeeze to explore for gas at Burniston. Friends of the Earth has obtained ...

Apparently the word “fracking” isn’t just a Battlestar Galactica curse that means sexytime. It’s also a term that comes from mining, and refers to an unregulated (in the US) practice of pumping ...

A coastal anti-fracking group’s petition to change the law has gathered more than 6,000 signatures but is still far short of ...