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WA:'Fake gas shortage': anger at premier's fracking threat

Conservationists have slammed a premier over his comments about a gas shortage and fracking in the Kimberley region if a Woodside gas project isn't developed.

AAP

WA:Avalanche of criticism over premier's fracking 'threat'

A premier's comments that renewable sources won't be able to replace the gas needed to meet demands from households have been slammed by environmental groups.

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$'Fake gas shortage': anger at premier's fracking threat$

'Fake gas shortage': anger at premier's fracking threat

Conservationists have slammed a premier over his comments about a gas shortage and fracking in the Kimberley region if a Woodside gas project isn't developed.

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Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle

Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?

The Guardian - UK

‘Disastrous’ plan to allow fracking on South Australia’s Limestone Coast is a broken promise, locals say

Labor moves to overturn moratorium on fracking in groundwater-dependent region two years earlier than planned and just weeks after state election

The Guardian - AU

Community shocked as state moves to end fracking ban

A government wants to end a ban on fracking to unlock much-needed gas supplies but opponents say it could create environmental risks in a sensitive region.

AAP

After a year of Reform UK in local government, the cracks are starting to show

Reform UK is expected to expand its foothold in local government in England this week. More than 5,000 seats across 136 councils are being contested, making this one of the largest electoral tests in recent years. It builds on Reform’s breakthrough in 2025, when the party took control of ten…

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$Mexico’s president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas$

Mexico’s president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy

The Independent UK

Large natural gas reserves - how domestic gas could make Germany independent

In 2024, 67 per cent of the energy used in Germany had to be imported, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This puts Germany above the EU average of 57 per cent of imported energy. According to experts, Germany could produce domestic gas.

Euronews

$If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river$

If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river

Under the soils of the Kimberley lies one of the world’s last undeveloped large-scale reservoirs of onshore gas, according to the gas company hoping to extract it.

The Conversation

“A disaster waiting to happen”: How the fracking boom put an oil field in the Guadalupe River floodplain

Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.

The Texas Tribune

$'Seriously wrong': activists condemn fracking decision$

'Seriously wrong': activists condemn fracking decision

An environmental watchdog has recommended a Kimberley fracking proposal but conservationists say the decision is flawed and they'll appeal it.

AAP

$‘Outrageous’: EPA backs WA fracking project that may add up to 2.6% to Australia’s emissions$

‘Outrageous’: EPA backs WA fracking project that may add up to 2.6% to Australia’s emissions

State environmental regulator says Valhalla project, set to drill up to 20 gas wells in Canning basin, can proceed subject to conditions

The Guardian - AU

$US frackers were already facing a global oil supply glut. Trump’s Venezuelan dream could make it worse$

US frackers were already facing a global oil supply glut. Trump’s Venezuelan dream could make it worse

Picture is as murky as a barrel of oil, with US companies in 2026 expecting their first production drop in four years

The Guardian - US

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Barchart

This ‘Pick and Shovel’ Oil and Gas Stock Just Hit New 3-Year Highs

Smart Sand (SND) is a leading producer of northern white fracking sand, benefiting from strong demand in the oil and gas sector. SND has demonstrated exceptional technical momentum and is up 65% over the past year. The stock has a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Shares are trading at...

The Guardian - AU

Fear Santos gas plan may start fracking rush that poses ‘major risk’ to NT water supply

Fossil fuel company plans to expand exploration in Beetaloo basin

Fortune

Struggling frackers lean in on powering data centers to grab a slice of the AI pie amid crude oil slump

The CEO of the U.S. energy secretary’s fracking company said Trump’s tariffs are getting in the way of U.S. energy and AI dominance.

Capital & Main

Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains

One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.

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The Independent UK

Mapped: The areas threatened by Reform’s controversial pro-fracking agenda revealed

New analysis identifies parliamentary areas that could be vulnerable to development for fracking if Nigel Farage’s party were to get into government

International Business Times UK

Labour Declares War on Fracking—Will This Law Rewrite Britain's Energy Future?

Labour's Ed Miliband has pledged to introduce legislation banning fracking permanently in the UK, sparking applause from environmentalists and fierce debate over Britain's energy future.

The Guardian - UK

Will Labour’s fracking ban end practice in the UK for good?

Ed Miliband’s move to bring forward ban is gambit to stop would-be Reform voters from backing Nigel Farage’s pro-fracking party

The Guardian - UK

UK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour counters Reform promise

Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel Farage

Evening Standard

Miliband vows to permanently ban ‘dangerous and deeply harmful’ fracking

The Energy Secretary used the announcement to attack Reform UK, which has called for more extraction of oil and gas.

The Conversation

Why you don’t have to block roads or glue yourself to buildings to be a climate activist

“Get a job!” shouted yet another driver going past me in the sweeping rain outside Preston New Road fracking site, on another bitingly cold winters day. Recipients of these outbursts were mostly retirees like the Nanas of Lancashire (a group of women from the northern shire of England who had…

Axios

Trump's point man on energy calls offshore wind disruption a unique case

The former fracking exec offered a peek into his upcoming moves and current thinking in a chat with Axios.

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