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South Africa's proposed fracking regulations should do more to protect groundwater

South Africa is extremely water scarce, and water supply will become more challenging in the future. The population and economy are growing, increasing demand. Rainfall is variable and more extreme and prolonged droughts are expected because of climate change. More than 80% of South Africa’s available surface water resources are…

The Conversation

$Truss-backer Lord Frost in call to ditch 'medieval' renewables and embrace fracking$

Truss-backer Lord Frost in call to ditch 'medieval' renewables and embrace fracking

A PROMINENT supporter of Liz Truss has called on the next prime minister to stop focusing on offshore windfarms and pour money into fracking…

The National (Scotland)

$Pennsylvania man whose life was destroyed by fracking urges Irish Government to block Shannon LNG$

Pennsylvania man whose life was destroyed by fracking urges Irish Government to block Shannon LNG

'We never had cancer or anything like that before and in one year we had over 13 people diagnosed with cancer... all within a mile of my house'

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Channel Country advisory group outcomes about gas exploration and fracking remain secret

Almost 12 months after the Queensland government quietly granted oil and gas leases in the environmentally sensitive Channel Country, there are calls for the outcome of stakeholder meetings to be made public.

ABC News

Mark Ruffalo gets behind campaign against planned LNG facility on Shannon estuary in Kerry

'Ireland rightly banned fracking because of the environmental and public health impacts and should reject this terminal for those very same reasons'

Irish Mirror

Can environmental violations define oil and gas companies as bad actors? A judgment awaits

PITTSBURGH — On the evening of July 19, when Allegheny County Council met to override Rich Fitzgerald’s veto of a fracking ban in county parks, council members were shown a black-and-white video of natural gas rushing from a well in Boyce Park.

Tribune News Service

Beetaloo Basin stakeholders in the dark over Senate inquiry's final report examining fracking

The outcome of a Senate inquiry into a Northern Territory gas field is uncertain following months-long delays and the commencement of a new federal parliament.

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Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state has reached a settlement with the federal government to halt new oil and gas leases on public lands in Central California until the potential risks to public health and the environment are adequately assessed.

Los Angeles Times

Fracking watchdog says NT still lacking federal government commitment on Beetaloo Basin emissions promise

An independent watchdog says the NT government’s promise to offset all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin is in doubt, as the project looks set to be a sticking point in negotiations on the Greens’ support for Labor’s climate targets.

ABC News

$Factcheck: why fracking in UK will not reduce your energy bills$

Factcheck: why fracking in UK will not reduce your energy bills

Experts say it would take years to begin shale gas production and it is far less accessible than once thought

The Guardian - UK

Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

ABC News

$Environmental groups step up push for WA fracking ban as Theia Energy pulls pin on Kimberley project check$

Environmental groups step up push for WA fracking ban as Theia Energy pulls pin on Kimberley project check

An environmental assessment of a fracking project in the Kimberley has been terminated by its backers amid a lack of government guidance on how the wells should operate.

ABC News

Fracker stops NT cattle station road work

A gas fracking company will scale back exploration work at a Northern Territory cattle station amid a legal battle to stop it accessing the property.

AAP

Fracking firms could share in UK fossil fuel tax breaks worth billions

Exclusive: Campaigners say funding may provide incentive to restart fracking if moratorium is lifted

The Guardian - UK

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: The planet’s alarm clock is blaring but Pa. politicians hit the snooze button

A defining feature of American politics in the 21st century is the ability to be both shocked and unsurprised at the same time. That was certainly how it felt last month when I ventured out to the Newtown Athletic Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to hear many of the Republican…

ABC News

NT pastoralist takes Sweetpea Petroleum to Supreme Court over fracking exploration access agreement

Northern Territory laws allow gas companies to enter cattle stations to explore, even if the leaseholders oppose it. One cattle station is fighting that in the Supreme Court.

AAP

Pastoralist fights gas fracker access

The Northern Territory Supreme Court is hearing a cattle station owner's appeal against a decision giving a gas explorer access to its Beetaloo Basin property.

Benzinga

Why BofA Believes It's A Good Time To Buy ProFrac

ProFrac Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PFHC) is well-positioned to benefit from a material rise in fracking profitability through year end and into 2023.

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Reuters

Analysis: Colombia's extractive industries watching election warily

Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies would imperil Colombia's economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said.

Los Angeles Times

9th Circuit Court blocks permits for fracking off California coast

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday blocked fracking off the California coast, ruling that the federal government must complete a full environmental review before approving permits for such offshore oil drilling platforms.

ABC News

What do Labor's climate policies mean for the gas-led recovery and the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin?

We answer your questions by looking at where Scott Morrison's gas-fired recovery was supposed to start, in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

ABC News

Sweetpea gas company begins fracking exploration on Beetaloo Basin station

A gas company has accessed a Northern Territory cattle station to begin exploration, against the wishes of pastoralists and some traditional owners.

The Guardian - AU

Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration

Rallen has steadfastly opposes fracking on its land amid fossil fuel firm’s ‘unprecedented’ legal action to force access

ABC News

Pro-fracking group Back Beetaloo takes aim at Ravazzotti family pastoralists with banner

The organisation Back Beetaloo has been reprimanded by the AEC and accused of "astroturfing" by a digital media expert.

ABC News

NT government bureaucrat warns fully implementing fracking recommendation 9.8 could scare off gas industry in confidential email

Confidential correspondence obtained by the ABC shows a key environmental bureaucrat warning that fully implementing a commitment to offset all emissions from fracking the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin could face significant challenges.

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