Oil and natural gas operators use hydraulic fracturing to split open underground formations to allow oil and gas to flow to the surface. But the practice, often known as fracking, has also brought ...

This week, you can drop in for a free screening of Gasland Part II, which looks at the dangers of natural-gas fracking and how energy companies have fracked the democratic process. This week, you can ...

Mainstream environmental groups have struggled to find the right line on shale natural gas and the hydraulic fracturing or fracking process. Gas has a much smaller carbon footprint than coal—according ...

On March 18, the House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 219, which purports to revise the law on ...

The town of Denton, Texas is embroiled in a debate over fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, to extract natural gas. Fracking has brought a steady stream of revenue to Denton for years, but this Tuesday ...

Pendle councillors have re-affirmed their opposition to gas fracking, as the topic re-emerged in Lancashire and national politics. Fracking – or hydraulic fracturing – is an underground process used ...