With the Somerset Levels still under water after a month, the row about maintenance of local drainage is calling into question the whole basis of Environment Agency cost benefit analysis process.
Last week Minister for Energy Michael Fallon told the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs that the UK needs to "get on and encourage the industry to drill".
Only through investment in and sharing of new technologies will we meet the challenge of rising global population, says Atkins chief executive Uwe Krueger.