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Hydraulic fracturing operation outside Rifle, in western Colorado
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Fracking

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique to extract gas from rock. But people living close to fracking sites are concerned about the impact of toxic chemicals used in the process.

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Angola Wirtschaft l Öl-Fackel auf der Kaombo Norte

What is 'peak oil' and when will we reach it?

What is 'peak oil' and when will we reach it?

As the world begins a shift to renewables, will the end of oil production come sooner than we think?
ClimateNovember 22, 2024
Factory and wind turbines

Peak oil: Are crude oil supplies running out?

Peak oil: Are crude oil supplies running out?

Crude oil still plays a huge role in our lives — as a fuel, in heating and in industry. But it's a finite resource.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 8, 202406:40 min
Industrial chimney stacks

UK leaves pro-fossil fuel Energy Charter Treaty

UK leaves pro-fossil fuel Energy Charter Treaty

The UK is the latest in a growing wave of defections from the Energy Charter Treaty and its billion dollar lawsuits.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 22, 2024
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Oil drilling in South America

Oil drilling in South America

South America is one of the most oil-rich continents on the planet. But should it continue drilling?
BusinessDecember 6, 202306:52 min
An archive picture of a rig of the Canadian-based Talisman Energy exploring for shale gas in the village of Szymkowo, in central Poland

Is Polish shale gas the answer to the EU's energy shortage?

Is Polish shale gas the answer to the EU's energy shortage?

Although there is currently no shale gas production in Europe, Polish energy experts could alleviate the energy crisis.
BusinessApril 3, 2023
Sign reading 'stop fracking' in Brünen, Germany in 2014

Fracking: The energy issue splitting the German government

Fracking: The energy issue splitting the German government

FDP leader Christian Lindner wants to frack for natural gas, which could crack the government, as well as the bedrock.
PoliticsNovember 5, 2022
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In the spotlight

Rows of pipes on top of each other. A man stands in one pipe

Germany considers fracked gas amid energy crisis

As Berlin scrambles to cut its dependence on Russian gas, could taboo fracking creep into the energy mix?
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 18, 2022
Natural gas pipeline storage facility

How can we realistically replace gas?

Coal, nuclear, fracked gas or renewables — how can Germany power itself and protect the environment?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 23, 2022
A large gas tanker with LNG on the side

The true cost of fracked US 'freedom gas'

Weaning Europe off Russian gas by importing the fracked US variety could be climate suicide.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 28, 2022
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