Shale Gas Drillers Create Mini Earthquakes
The New York Times has published a major expose of the eco-damage caused by hydrofracking, a controversial technique used to tap Shale Gas.. French opponents of the technique hope the bad news will spread faster than a gas gusher and help deter oil companies from deploying it in France. Citing mostly unpublished documentation held by [...]
Where Will the Radioactive Waste Go?
Some 80% of French power comes from the country’s 58 nuclear power plants yet a permanent home for radioactive waste is only set come on stream around 2025. France is a world leader in this technology which attracts virtually no political opposition in the country and only muted protest efforts by local lobbies and isolated [...]
