Shell to Drill in Arctic “Within Two Weeks”
As much of the world is pre-occupied with the Greek financial crisis, oil giant Shell is quietly carrying on with its plans to drill in the Arctic.
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Forecasts of convenience: why is the fossil fuel industry mapping our energy future?
Would you take it seriously if tobacco companies announced that smoking trends weren’t expected to change much over the next 30 years? And imagine then, that this is what governments used to make tobacco policy: “Forecasts show that people aren’t going to quit smoking, steady rates of smoking around the world are inevitable, so all anti-smoking policies will assume not much is going to change.”
The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands Mine
State regulators in Utah yesterday heard arguments both for and against the country’s first billion dollar tar sands mine, which is currently being constructed in the east of the State.
“Serious Doubts” Over UK Fracking Industry After “Seismic” Vote
The UK fracking industry was left in total disarray yesterday after Lancashire County Council voted overwhelmingly to oppose fracking in the North West of the country.
New York State Offically Bans Fracking
There was more bad news for the fracking industry yesterday when New York State became the first US state to officially ban fracking.
“Flawed” Legal Advice Leads to Fracking Vote Delay
Councillors in Lancashire in the North West of the UK yesterday unanimously refused one of two planning applications for fracking by the controversial company, Cuadrilla, but deferred a vote on the second application until Monday next week.
