Tag: united kingdom
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Prime Minster Cameron: UK Cannot Afford to Miss Out On Fracking
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, David Cameron is optimistic that exploiting shale gas can bring energy prices down, create jobs and help communities. He says that for those reasons, the UK “cannot afford to miss out on fracking …
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UK Fracking Protests Intensify As Officials Push Exploratory Drilling
As protests over shale gas continue to grow in the UK, it has been revealed that half of Britain’s cabinet ministers could see fracking in their constituencies, a revelation expected to deepen…
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Hundreds Halt Fracking Operations in UK Community
Over 250 people united in a powerful, peaceful, joyful blockade—that eventually convinced the trucks containing the initial fracking equipment to abandon the site …
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Renewable Energy Races Ahead as Nuclear and Fossil Fuels Falter
The case for renewable energy received a boost this week as the wind industry revealed that over 1 gigawatt (GW) of offshore wind capacity—enough to power up to 1 million homes—was connected to the European grid over the …
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Fracking the Streets of London
The madness surrounding Britain’s fracking frenzy reached new heights this morning when London’s Conservative Mayor argued that fracking could take place on the streets of London …