Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace, says the assumptions used to base projections of a £4bn UK shale gas industry ignore key data
24 May 2013
Corin Taylor of the Institute of Directors says claims a UK shale gas industry is incompatible with environmental concerns are wide of the mark
23 May 2013
Green groups dismiss Institute of Directors report claiming onshore drilling will drive economic growth and tax revenues
22 May 2013
Economy minister Philipp Roesler says planned levies of up to 68 per cent are 'the wrong instrument' for addressing import issues
20 May 2013
Over 330 exploration licences for onshore oil and gas granted, but minister insists 'robust regulation' will govern exploitation of reserves
15 May 2013
The Guardian confirms that two leading fracking companies have plans to flare excess gas at sites in Lancashire and West Sussex
10 May 2013
Ceres report urges industry to increase use of recycled and alternative water sources to help tackle drought conditions in Texas and Colorado
03 May 2013
Public support for renewable energy keeps climbing, according to the latest government survey
30 Apr 2013
DECC survey shows overall support for renewables, including wind farms, has got stronger over the past year
30 Apr 2013
"Ministers should not base energy policy on an assumption that gas prices will fall in future as a result of shale gas production"
26 Apr 2013
Gas stations are preferable to coal as back-up to renewable energy, but emissions must be kept in check warns Carbon Connect forum
22 Apr 2013
But scientists at Durham University raise concerns over risk of faulty wells contaminating local water supplies
10 Apr 2013
The Energy and Climate Change Secretary tells BusinessGreen Plus the cross-government Energy Bill deal will encourage low carbon investment
26 Mar 2013
Dan Byles MP argues only carefully monitored exploration and testing will show whether exploiting UK shale gas reserves is desirable
26 Mar 2013
BusinessGreen Plus runs down the reaction to George Osborne's Budget announcements on fuel duty, shale gas, CCS and more
20 Mar 2013
Energy minister John Hayes does not say whether handouts should come from taxpayer or fracking companies
19 Mar 2013
Report argues volatile prices and uncertainty over the scale of shale gas reserves mean UK needs to be smarter around its gas policy
18 Mar 2013
News provides further fuel to critics who claim promised "shale gas revolution" will be slower than expected
14 Mar 2013
UK needs strong evidence base on which to make policy decisions to protect businesses from resource scarcity, EEF says
04 Mar 2013
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says UK will not see US-style plummeting gas prices as costs will be higher and planning will take longer
21 Feb 2013
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15 Feb 2013
Green groups warn against huge shale oil risks as report finds it could comprise 12 per cent of oil production in 2035
14 Feb 2013
James Smith, chair of the Carbon Trust, tries to make sense of where gas fits into the UK's energy strategy
08 Feb 2013
Sam Laidlaw tells Telegraph environmental concerns and population density will make it impossible for UK to replicate US shale gas boom
24 Jan 2013
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