What is fracking and why is it controversial?
The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England.
Environment & Sustainability
Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.
Jaguar in Brazil swims 2.3 km in longest recorded distance for the species
Biologists in Brazil have documented a jaguar swimming an estimated 2.3 kilometers, or 1.4 miles, across an artificial reservoir in the Cerrado savanna, the longest confirmed swim by the species to date. The previous scientific record, published in 1932, was…
What’s a Good Skin Care Routine for Me, and the Planet, Too?
We asked doctors, chemists and beauty industry insiders what’s good for your skin and the environment, too.
He once worked at the world’s best restaurant. Now he wants to make US school food better
An alum of Noma in Copenhagen, Dan Giusti is on a mission to transform institutional cooking – but getting fellow chefs to buy in hasn’t been easy At the Dream Mott Haven charter school this summer, more than a hundred…
UK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour counters Reform promise
Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel Farage Ed Miliband has announced that the government is to speed up its plans to permanently ban fracking in the UK, in order to counter…
DJs inspired by nature
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The music began long before humans arrived. Rivers carried their basslines downstream, insects beat time in the dusk, and birds poured their arias…
Antimining activists cleared of ‘farce’ murder charges in El Salvador
An El Salvador court has acquitted five community leaders and antimining activists from Santa Marta, a municipality in the southeastern department of Usulután, of charges tied to a 1989 kidnapping and murder during the country’s civil war. Human rights groups…
Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live
There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratorium At the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech. Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking…
Despite the Trump Administration’s Best Efforts to Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online
Hundreds of scientists worldwide are collaborating to combat misinformation by making accurate climate information widely available to the public. By Bob Berwyn Researchers across the United States and the world who raced to protect climate data, public reports and other…
Amid Partisan Divides on Renewables, National Clean Energy Week’s Chair Still Sees Hope for Conservative Climate Action
Heather Reams, the longtime leader, describes the industry’s challenges—and who deserves a seat under a “bigger tent.” By Aidan Hughes Given the deep partisan divides on America’s energy future, heralding the potential of bipartisan action on clean power might seem…