https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German lawmakers approved a law that essentially bans fracking, ending years of dispute over the controversial technology to release oil and gas locked deep underground. https://www.thelocal.de/20160624/germany-shuts-door-to-fracking-gas-petroleum Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:03:01 +0200 germany-shuts-door-to-fracking-gas-petroleum 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). https://www.thelocal.de/20150401/cabinet-proposes-fracking-against-strong-opposition Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:37:56 +0200 cabinet-proposes-fracking-against-strong-opposition 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20140801/environmental-agency-encourages-haste-against-fracking Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:00:00 +0200 environmental-agency-encourages-haste-against-fracking 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20140422/fracking-gas-germany-ukraine-putin Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:17:00 +0200 fracking-gas-germany-ukraine-putin 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20130605/50115 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:41:00 +0200 50115 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20130523/49879 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:39:00 +0200 49879 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20130402/48883 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0200 48883 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20130226/48199 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:38:00 +0100 48199 Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday expressed caution over whether the revolutionary oil and gas technique of "fracking" could be introduced in Germany, saying public safety was the main concern. https://www.thelocal.de/20130220/48095 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0100 48095