Fracking is the latest environmental hot topic, especially in the American North East.  The discovery of a layer of natural gas beneath New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio has torn the states apart and brought out a lot of political tension. Gas companies want to move in to extract the resource; [...]

The on-going debate surrounding use of renewable energy in the UK moves on pace in light of recent media coverage of the government’s Green Deal scheme, the frequent arguments over wind farms and more recently, the development of shale gas production in the UK. Shale gas is causing the biggest [...]

To celebrate the release of Matt Damon’s new film Promised Land that deals with fracking in a small town, we have partnered with Focus Features for a giveaway. Simply enter your information below and you’ll be entered to win: Good Will Hunting on Blu-Ray (directed by Gus Van Sant, starring [...]

FrackNation, a controversial film that will allegedly tell the truth about fracking, is slated to premiere January 22, 2013 on AXS TV, a cable network owned by Mark Cuban, Ryan Seacrest, CAA and AEG. “We’re excited to get the truth to the public,” said Phelim McAleer , co-director and owner of Hard Boiled Films, in a press release. [...]

A petition was sent to the White House signed by 107 of the top U.S. medical professionals, researchers, and scientists to stop fracking. The petition, which was facilitated by Physicians, Scientists, & Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) was sent in respond to the Obama Administration’s consideration of fast tracking fracking of U.S. [...]

A well blowout that spewed nearly 500 barrels of oil and water onto a central Alberta field last January was caused by a company fracking a well too close to an adjacent one. The Associated Press (AP) reports that the announcement came from the Energy Resources Conservation Board, and that [...]

An auction was held in California this week — but the goods for sale were far from the antique keepsakes and estate heirlooms you might expect. Rather, U.S. officials auctioned off nearly 18,000 acres of oil leases on prime public lands in Central California. These lands are home to prized [...]

The state of California is coming under increasing pressure from angry opponents of hydraulic fracturing. Environmental groups have sued the state in an attempt to stop the process, also known as ‘fracking’. This comes as regulators try to devise new rules for the controversial oil and gas extraction practice. According [...]

Here’s something that might freak out the natural gas industry. The new trailer for the Matt Damon movie “Promised Land” has arrived, bringing more attention to the overall anti-fracking movement. The film pits the argued economic benefits of fracking against the environmental concerns of the controversial practice. Damon co-wrote the [...]

The already-controversial practice of “fracking” is coming under intense fire today. This time in the UK. There are reports that the company exploring for shale gas in Lancashire broke the conditions of their planning permission by drilling beyond an agreed time limit and beyond a cut-off date put in place [...]