UK
Scotland under threat of fracking (pay wall)
The latest round of DECC exploration licences to be issued next spring may bring fracking to Scotland.
Climate change drives species migration
Recent study shows crop pests are migrating northward at a rate of 3km per year as they move into areas previously too cold to sustain them.
Lobbying bill threatens free speech
New government plans to curtail activity of charity groups and non-governmental campaigners in the 12-months before elections.
Balcombe protest continues with music event
Anti-fracking protest momentum is sustained with a music event.
World
Fukushima disaster shows no sign of ending.
Radiation levels have been shown to be 18 times higher than previously thought at Japan's stricken nuclear facility. Tepco, who are responsible for clean-up, plan 'controlled discharge' of toxic waste into the ocean.
Russian tax breaks to drive tight oil boom
Incentives of up to $21 per barrel will be offered for fracking of hard-to-reach hydrocarbon reserves.
The threat of Middle East turmoil threatens to see oil prices top $150 a barrel
