11.01.2018
- Ineos Shale, UK-based exploration and fracking arm of Swiss-based Ineos group, on Jan. 10 announced it planned to legally challenge Scotland’s permanent moratorium on fracking, as...
08.02.2017
- Days after Scotland launched a four-month public consultation on fracking, which exploration companies and environmentalists alike hope will see their position confirmed, olefins...
24.11.2016
- Supporters and opponents of fracking in Scotland continue to be divided as to the merits of shale gas exploration, but more than half of those responding to a poll taken after...
15.04.2015
- The US is moving more closely into line with Europe in restricting the use of neonicotinoid-based insecticides suspected of posing risks to bee populations. Faced with mounting...
03.02.2015
- Only days after the UK Parliament rejected its environment audit committee's proposal to reinstate a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, Scotland has called on London to stop...
15.09.2014
- Germany's federal environment ministry, as expected, has announced a planned moratorium on commercial hydraulic fracturing, or fracking above 3,000 meters depth until "at least"...
13.07.2010
- The Obama administration prepared a new moratorium on deepwater oil drilling on Monday, seeking to make the industry safer while protecting thousands of jobs during the worst spill...
02.07.2010
- The Obama administration expects to announce a revised deep-water offshore oil drilling moratorium in the next few days, the White House said on Thursday. The U.S. government has...
