Draft fracking law meets strong opposition
The cabinet agreed upon a draft law on “fracking” on Wednesday which will allow testing under stringent rules. But it is unclear whether the law will pass through the Bundestag (German parliament).
Environment Agency urges fast fracking ban
Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is encouraging lawmakers to hurry up and ban fracking in all but name, saying the process is too dangerous to even consider allowing.
'Fracking won't save Germany from Putin'
Germany's reliance on Russian gas continues to limit the nation's diplomatic leverage in the Ukraine crisis. But as leaders once again explore fracking as an alternative, critics told The Local the risks were too high.
Germany puts fracking on back burner
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Tuesday dropped plans for a draft law on "fracking" for the time being, amid concerns by some coalition allies about the oil and gas extraction technique.
Brewers: 'No fracking with our German beer'
A group of brewers has raised alarm that so-called 'fracking' for natural gas could jeopardize the legendary purity of German beer by contaminating the country's water supplies.
EU: German fracking fears unwise
The EU's energy commissioner warned Germany not to rule out fracking, a controversial method of drilling for natural gas - saying it could hurt the country's competitiveness, in an interview published on Tuesday.
Ministers reach cautious fracking agreement
The German government will give the go-ahead to the use of the controversial oil and gas recovery technique fracking in Germany, but under certain conditions, ministers said on Tuesday.