U.K. Proposes Rules to Let Fracking Under National Parks

The U.K. proposed new rules for hydraulic fracturing that would allow drillers to frack for oil and gas under national parks and UNESCO sites, drawing criticism from environmentalists who called the plan “outrageous.”

EPA Study of Fracking Finds 'No Widespread, Systemic' Pollution

Hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas has contaminated some drinking wells but the impact is not widespread, according to three-year landmark U.S. study of water pollution risks released today.

Drillers Answer Low Oil Prices With Cost-Saving Innovations

KENEDY, Tex. — These are lean days in the South Texas oil patch, with once-bustling roads and hotels now empty as the price of oil has plunged and rig after rig sits idle.

Oil Falls Fifth Day in Six as OPEC Cuts Demand Outlook

U.S. crude futures slid for a fifth time in six days after OPEC cut forecasts for the amount of oil it needs to supply and the dollar strengthened. West Texas Intermediate fell as much as 2 percent.

Scotland Holds Billions of Barrels of Shale Oil, Report Says

Scotland may have billions of barrels of shale oil buried under its most densely populated areas, geologists said today.

Amid Pipeline and Climate Debate, Energy-Efficiency Bill Is Derailed

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to encourage energy efficiency in buildings died in the Senate on Monday, derailed by the contentious debate over the Keystone XL pipeline and President Obama’s plans to issue new climate change regulations.

Leaks in Natural Gas System Seen Exceeding EPA Estimate

A study funded by a foundation tied to the pioneer of hydraulic fracturing found methane leaks from drilling and transporting natural gas are greater than U.S. estimates, undercutting the fuel’s climate benefits.

Solar lasers, ocean power and volcanoes: unusual energy sources of the future

(CNN) -- Fossil fuels are going to run out. This much we know. No one is entirely certain when they will run out exactly, but we know it will happen eventually.

Energy Pipeline to hit stands Monday

Greeley Publishing Co. will unveil its newest venture Monday in the form of a magazine devoted to coverage of the oil and gas industry in northern Colorado and beyond.

Pa. families get no quick answer from EPA on water

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Residents of a small northeastern Pennsylvania town at the center of the political fight over natural gas drilling struck out Friday when they tried to take their complaints directly to the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Ohio set to see oil boom thanks to fracking

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Ohio hasn't been an oil powerhouse for nearly 100 years.