Shale gas

The people who live in the communities that produces America’s coal are mobilized to get President Barack Obama out of office. They see his policies and his EPA as implementing new regulations that are directly costing their communities jobs.

Hydraulic fracturing has recently emerged as an alternative source of energy in the United States. Now China, the world’s largest energy consumer, is experimenting with it. The Chinese government hopes the controversial technology will help wean the country off dirty coal.

Does natural gas “fracking” contaminate water supplies? A new report strongly suggests it does.

Natural gas could reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but some are questioning the potentially destructive way that companies extract it.

As the UK gears up to start a gas-fracking industry, government and industry say they’re determined to avoid the mistakes made in the US. But observers differ as to whether the country is better prepared for the risks.