Keyword: shale gas exploration
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30.12.2013
- In what could be a landmark decision, the supreme court of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has ruled that the state's elimination of zoning and land-use planning rights of local...
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17.12.2013
- Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe has said the company may apply to pursue shale gas exploration in the UK when the government begins awarding additional fracking licenses. However, no...
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12.11.2013
- The discussion of the potential hazards of shale gas extraction has been enriched by two recent reports from the UK and the U.S. While the first report seeks to assure skeptics...
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10.09.2013
- Shale gas production in Britain should not hinder the UK's ability to meet its climate change targets, a report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change's chief scientific...
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28.06.2013
- Britain doubled its estimate of shale gas resources in the north of England, renewing hopes of reducing its growing reliance on imports, but the government said shale explorers...
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20.06.2013
- The ongoing UK debate over the chances and risks of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is gathering momentum. The country already has one of the largest anti-fracking movements...
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13.12.2012
- Britain lifted its ban on shale gas exploration on Thursday as it aims to become a European leader in a sector that has transformed the U.S. energy market and counter a fall in the...
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21.11.2012
- EU politicians rejected a ban on shale gas, while calling for a robust regulatory regime to address environmental and other concerns, in a series of votes on Wednesday in the...
