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Martin Empson, author of a new book on ecology and human history, argues that human action is key to the possibility of a sustainable solution to ecological crises

Around 60 people came together to resist the plans of iGas to extract coal methane and then begin fracking at Barton Moss in Eccles, Greater Manchester.

As the latest United Nations climate conference takes place Martin Empson examines why governments are so feeble in their efforts to challenge global warming

Activists from around the world plan to converge on Warsaw in Poland to protest as world leaders assemble for the next climate conference next month.

Anti-fracking protesters in Balcombe, Sussex, began a month of rolling direct action on Monday of this week.

The growing resistance to fracking – the “hydraulic fracturing” of deep level shale rocks to extract natural gas – promises to reignite the climate movement after years of demoralisation following the failure of the UN climate talks in 2009. A feature of the recent march and blockades at Cuadrilla Resources’ drilling site near Balcombe in...

The blind pursuit of profit means capitalism is taking us ever faster toward climate catastrophe, says John Parrington

The Tories are throwing money at some of Britain’s biggest firms to fund dangerous fracking projects. But their hopes of a “shale gas revolution” won’t benefit workers—and will create a disaster for the environment, writes Dave Sewell

Fracking aims to extract gas and oil locked in shale rocks by blasting them with a mixture of water, sand and chemicals and fracturing the rocks.

Sections of Britain’s ruling class are desperate to find a magic solution that can end the crisis. Some hope copying the US fracking boom could be it.

Locals gathered to stand up to shale gas giant Cuadrilla, reports Dave Sewell