France has become the first country to ban the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, according to French media reports. Citing an article in Le Monde newspaper last week, naturalgaswatch.org reported the French government had prohibited the “exploration and exploitation of gas and oil shale” under mounting pressure from opponents. The move follows a […]

Natural gas lobbying interests spent more than $10 million trying to influence Washington lawmakers during 2009 and 2010, figures reported to US Congress reveal. In comparison, the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) spent less than a quarter of that amount ($2 million) and heating oil dealers spent even less, the New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) […]