Hydro-fracking is a process where exploration companies inject a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into the ground, creating cracks in shale rock formations. That process allow ...

The New Brunswick government is holding a public meeting over the controversial issue of shale gas exploration in southern New Brunswick. The contentious issue of shale gas development, through a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Shale gas exploration triggered small earthquakes near Blackpool in northwest England earlier this year, UK firm Cuadrilla Resources said, adding to concerns about the safety of a ...

It was a battle environmentalists thought they had won years ago. But fracking – the controversial technology for extracting oil and gas by cracking underground rocks – is about to stage a comeback.

LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson, tipped as a potential future prime minister, threw his weight behind Britain's shale gas industry on Monday, saying exploration should continue ...