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‘You Can’t Buy Health’: Energy​ Company Accused of Offering ‘Blood Money’ to Frack Near Homes

‘You Can’t Buy Health’: Energy​ Company Accused of Offering ‘Blood Money’ to Frack Near Homes

Cuadrilla Resources—a UK-based energy company set to horizontally frack Britain for the first time after two earthquakes halted its initial drilling attempt in 2011—is giving cash payments to residents living near its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road in Lancashire. Cuadrilla said that households within one kilometer of the site will each receive […]

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    ‘You Can’t Buy Health’: Energy​ Company Accused of Offering ‘Blood Money’ to Frack Near Homes

    ‘You Can’t Buy Health’: Energy​ Company Accused of Offering ‘Blood Money’ to Frack Near Homes

    Cuadrilla Resources—a UK-based energy company set to horizontally frack Britain for the first time after two earthquakes halted its initial drilling attempt in 2011—is giving cash payments to residents living near its shale gas exploration site at Preston New Road in Lancashire. Cuadrilla said that households within one kilometer of the site will each receive […]

    Two European Cities and a Whole Country Join Movement to Outlaw Gas Guzzlers

    Two European Cities and a Whole Country Join Movement to Outlaw Gas Guzzlers

    The movement to ban the internal combustion engine is growing. The European cities of Paris, Oxford, as well as the whole of the Netherlands, have recently announced separate proposals to phase out cars powered by fossil fuels. France and Britain already have plans to ban diesel- and gasoline-powered cars by 2040, but cities within the […]

    Factcheck: Whale Strandings and Offshore Wind Farms

    Factcheck: Whale Strandings and Offshore Wind Farms

    By Simon Evans Last Saturday, two dead whales washed up on the coast of Suffolk, in eastern England, and a third was spotted floating at sea. What happened next illustrates how news can spread and evolve into misinformation, when reported by journalists rushing to publish before confirming basic facts or sourcing their own quotes. The […]

    ‘Fantastic News’: England’s Plastic Bag Usage Drops by 85%

    ‘Fantastic News’: England’s Plastic Bag Usage Drops by 85%

    England has cut its plastic bag use by 85 percent ever since a 5 pence (7 cent) charge was introduced last October, according to government figures. England’s plastic bag usage has dropped significantly ever since a 5p levy was introduced last year. Flickr The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced that 6 […]

    Fossil Fuel Industry Continues to Squash Renewable Energy Age

    Fossil Fuel Industry Continues to Squash Renewable Energy Age

    TomDispatch By Michael T. Klare When it comes to energy and economics in the climate-change era, nothing is what it seems. Most of us believe (or want to believe) that the second carbon era, the Age of Oil, will soon be superseded by the Age of Renewables, just as oil had long since superseded the […]