shale gas

Survey finds 62 per cent of people would choose wind farms rather than fracking in their area

Senate Finance Committee approves latest extension of wind production tax credit as reports show how policy can stand in for carbon tax

UKIP leader touts fracking as solution to UK's energy needs in latest debate with Nick Clegg on Britain's role in Europe

New co-operative aims to install £300,000 worth of solar arrays in and around village

EU seeks to break Russian stranglehold on energy supplies – but US president says Europe must step up its own fracking

Donna Hume questions David Cameron's claims that shale gas offers Europe a chance to reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports from Russia

Prime Minister says shale gas offers Europe a chance to reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports from Russia

Sparse public data on onshore oil and gas drilling makes full extent of failures in hydrocarbon wells unknown, experts say

The RSPB's Harry Huyton defends conservation group's 10 recommendations for better fracking regulations, dismissing industry claims they are unnecessary

Ken Cronin of industry group UKOOG argues many of the risks posed by fracking highlighted by conservation groups are already being addressed