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November 15, 2015

Scotland leads unconventional gas extraction health assessments
Stirling, UK (SPX) Nov 15, 2015
Scotland can lead the international public health impact assessment of unconventional gas extraction (UGE), according to a new report by University of Stirling academics. The Scottish Government announced a moratorium on the controversial extraction processes which includes fracking, coal bed methane and underground coal gasification, until it publishes a full assessment of the technology. Now, detailed research by Stirling academics Professor Andrew Watterson and Dr Will Dinan, outlines the compl ... read more

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Obama rejects Canada's Keystone XL pipeline to US

BP engineer cleared of obstruction charges in US spill

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Justin Trudeau stumps for low-carbon economy

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Continental Resources expects to produce more

Transocean hobbled by weak market

Crude oil prices unchanged after previous beating

ExxonMobil probed on climate science

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