Fracking
The audacious plan to link the US with Russia
The 'Strait Guys' follows George, and his protégé, Scott, as they join forces with Russian visionaries and dare to try the impossible by connecting the InterContinental Railway through Alaska, to the… Audio
New documentary tours the onshore fracking sites of Taranaki
A new short documentary out Monday takes a tour of Taranaki, but it's a side of Taranaki many people won't have seen because the stops aren't your regular tourists traps - they're fracking sites. Audio
Scotland bans fracking indefinitely
The Scottish government has announced an "effective ban" on fracking.
Australian state becomes first to permanently ban fracking
Victoria is to become the first Australian state to permanently ban fracking.
Permafrost, farming and fracking: What's the story with methane?
Dr Hinrich Schaefer is an atmospheric scientist at NIWA who specialises in researching methane. It's a particular problem for New Zealand due to our high proportion of agricultural emissions but is… Audio
The Triumph of Seeds
'The Triumph of Seeds' is the name of Thor Hanson's book describing how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses and pips have shaped human history. Audio
Aboriginal Mithaka people take battle against fracking to UN
Yesterday's state election in Queensland was watched closely by the Mithaka people - Aboriginal traditional owners of some of the iconic landscapes known as Channel Country in south western… Audio
For those about to frack
Director of Groundwater Science at the British Geological Survey, Dr Rob Ward is in charge of a range of research which will monitor what is a new activity in the United Kingdom, the hydraulic… Audio
Insight for 2 February 2014 - Fracking, Fuels and Friction
Benedict Collins investigates growing fracking exploration and fears in the rural comunity. Audio
Ideas for 18 March 2012
This week Ideas looks at the controversial phenomenon of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it is dramatically known. Audio