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Fracking suspended across England in major government U-turn In a victory for green and grassroots groups, the UK government has called a halt to fracking in England amid fears about earthquakes Conservation Energy Environment
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Keeping it clean: inside the frack-free movement We meet some of the passionate personalities in the UK’s dedicated, and diverse, frack-free campaign Written in partnership with Ecotricity
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New York towns given power to ban fracking A groundbreaking ruling allows towns opposed to fracking to ban heavy industry within municipal borders Environment
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Two-thirds of Britons favour wind power over fracking A new survey has revealed that almost two-thirds of Britons would choose to live near a wind farm over a fracking site. The findings have le... Energy Environment
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Balcombe fracking campaigners cleared over obstruction Environmental campaigners celebrate as the first group of protestors charged during fracking protests in the summer are acquitted Environment
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A future without fracking? Shale gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have been hitting the headlines for months, surrounded by debate on controversial extraction m... Energy Environment
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