fracking

Fractured Land Movie Screening

Moira Peters — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:10:43 +0000

Titre secondaire:

World Water Day celebration, followed by discussion about Alton Gas Storage

Ma Mar 22

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

The Bus Stop Theatre

Adresse:

2203 Gottingen Street

Coût:

pay-what-you-can

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Fractured Land - Halifax Screening
Tuesday, March 22 (World Water Day)
6:30-8:30pm
The Bus Stop Theatre

2203 Gottingen Street

hosted by the Council of Canadians Halifax Chapter
film will be followed by discussion with Alton Gas Storage opposition communities

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/57914714

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Exclusive: Denying legitimacy, one meeting request at a time

Miles Howe — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:58:45 +0000

Archived documents show mid-September 2013 meeting request from Mi'kmaq Warrior Society to Premier, over shale gas, denied

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- Through an investigation into the New Brunswick provincial archives, the Halifax Media Co-op has obtained a range of documents that shed light upon heretofore unexplored events concerning the government's response to anti-shale gas activities in 2013.

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Exclusive: New Brunswick RCMP, Pennsylvania police, FBI, share 'best practices' on policing shale gas

Miles Howe — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:10:25 +0000

Travel itinerary, budget approval, obtained for June 2014 meetings

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- Through an Access to Information request, the Halifax Media Co-op has obtained a partial travel itinerary and approved budgetary expense request for six high ranking officers from New Brunswick RCMP's J Division to visit their “counterparts” in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to “learn from their experience with shale gas development.”

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Exclusive: Military missed opportunity for peaceful end to 2013 New Brunswick fracking protests

Miles Howe — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:21:33 +0000

Internal documents show repeated Warrior Society requests for negotiating assistance denied

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- An Access to Information request has revealed that during the course of anti-shale gas protests in New Brunswick in 2013, 5th Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Gagetown, Eastern Canada's largest military facility, was contacted on two separate occasions by high ranking members of the Mi’kmaq Warrior Society.

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Just Ignore the local impacts

Miles Howe — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:18:48 +0000

EPA's fracking report highlights known risks, but even more unknown dangers

FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK -- UNCEDED WOLUSTUK TERRITORY -- For several days now, unconventional gas extraction lobbyists and right-wing media (which appears to include the CBC) have collectively gushed praise over the findings of the United States of America&#

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“People were willing to die in defense of water”

Robert DeVet — Mon, 25 May 2015 14:45:07 +0000

New book explores Elsipogtog's fracking resistance

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Most Halifax Media Co-op readers will remember the 2013 reports filed by Miles Howe on an almost daily basis from the Kent County resistance to hydraulic fracking.

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Elsipogtog land defender Annie Clair fights legal charges

Robert DeVet — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:24:25 +0000

Sunday's silent auction to help with lawyer fees

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) - On April 20th, Elsipogtog First Nation band member Annie Clair will be heading to Moncton to face six charges related to the violent actions of New Brunswick RCMP against defenders of the land in Kent County, New Brunswick.

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“The one red line we must not cross”

Robert DeVet — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:38:22 +0000

PEI ban on fracking is overdue

In late February, Judy Profitt was driving through the Brackley Beach portion of the Prince Edward Island National Park, located on the north shore of this petite province, when she encountered Alan Goodwin.

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Fracking waste company tries again to dump it in Colchester

Ken Summers — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:51:20 +0000

AIS goes back to beginning after string of refusals

Colchester County approved last week an Atlantic Industrial Services (AIS) application to discharge treated fracking waste water from Kennetcook to the Debert sewage treatment plant on a Bay of Fundy estuary.

Fichiers attachés à cette publication:

2013_public_appeals_to_colchester_county_on_proposed_release_of_fracking_waste_water.pdf

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Nova Scotia’s ban on fracking: We’ve come a long way. Not there yet.

Ken Summers — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 03:15:59 +0000

Energy minister Andrew Younger promised last week when releasing the Wheeler Panel's Report on Hydraulic Fracturing that the government would decide on its course of action within a month. When Younger announced that decision yesterday, the quickness caught everyone by surprise.

Fichiers attachés à cette publication:

herald_4_piece_barrage.pdf

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Nova Scotia Fracking Panel Visits Halifax

Zack Metcalfe — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:58:33 +0000

Nova Scotia's independent fracking panel, headed by Dr. David Wheeler of Cape Breton University, tours the province to discuss the findings of their review. They have been heavily criticized by environmental organizations and concerned Nova Scotia citizens for suggesting hydraulic fracturing is safe without adequate scientific backing.

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Community members unimpressed with fracking public meetings in Sydney and Port Hawkesbury

Rana Encol — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:38:44 +0000

Nova Scotia’s fracking review panel hosted their first meetings to share the draft results of their research, on Wednesday in Sydney and Thursday in Port Hawkesbury.

While there are nine panelists with a variety of expertise, the meetings are hosted by Dr. David Wheeler, chair of the review panel and president of Cape Breton University.

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Ecology Action Centre wants NS to keep shale gas in the ground for now

Erica Butler — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:36:36 +0000

A conversation with Jennifer West on the EAC's report to the Nova Scotia fracking review

This week the Ecology Action Centre released their contribution to the review panel looking at hydraulic

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NOFRAC: Full scale fracking would dwarf current wastewater problems

Robert DeVet — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:41:55 +0000

Many community members remain suspicious of Department of Environment

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A press release issued by NOFRAC welcomes provincial Environment Minister Randy Delorey's commitment to continue to talk to the people who are directly affected by

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Jan 24 Mi'kmaq Warriors - Suzanne Patles @ SFU H/C Strategy Session

dgSolidarity — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:19:04 +0000

Suzanne Patles, one of many warriors attacked in a dawn raid by RCMP (physically assaulted with assault rifles) along with many youth, elders and community members for peacefully trying to protect their water by blockading fracking equipment, shares her experiences at a strategy session as part of the Mi’kmaq Warriors west coast speaking tour.

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