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Fresh flood warnings were issued for the whole South West coast of England this week. Most of the Somerset Levels have remained underwater for yet another month. Many homes are still flooded.

Socialist Workers Party member and author Martin Empson was set to debate officials from fracking firm Cuadrilla on Monday of this week

Politicians say “we” must change our ways to save the planet—but Sadie Robinson argues waste is built into capitalism

Services cut by politicians would have protected tens of thousands of people, writes Dave Sewell

Floods and storms swept over wide areas of southern England, Wales and the Midlands last week.

 Now that parts of their beloved Eton College are under flood water, you might expect even the Tories to get serious about climate change. 

IGas is looking for gas near Salford—but opposition is growing, writes Katherine Jacobs

Over 300 people poured into a meeting in Burry Port, Llanelli, to voice their anger and concern about plans for underground coal gasification (UCG) in the Loughor Estuary.

With freezing weather confining millions of Americans to their homes for days on end recently, you’d think their TV news would want to discuss climate change. But you’d be wrong.

David Cameron has announced a bribe worth up to £1.7 million a year in business rates to councils that allow fracking for shale gas.

Daily protests against exploratory drilling for fracking, or shale gas extraction, are continuing at Barton Moss in Eccles, Greater Manchester. 

The weather has always been difficult to predict. But the past week has been particularly dramatic.