http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/10490/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia%E2%80%99s-ban-fracking-we%E2%80%99ve-come-long-way-not/31580 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/andrew-younger-did-not-say-how-long-the-ban-would-last.jpg" alt="" title="Minister of Energy Andrew Younger announcing the government will ban shale gas fracking. Notably, banning only high volume hydraulic fracturing effectively opens the door for other forms of fracking that are currently not permitted in Nova Scotia." width="450" height="253" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Energy minister Andrew Younger promised last week when releasing the Wheeler Panel&#39;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.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attachment"> <div class="field-label">Fichiers attachés à cette publication:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/herald_4_piece_barrage.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=27396">herald_4_piece_barrage.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia%E2%80%99s-ban-fracking-we%E2%80%99ve-come-long-way-not/31580" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia%E2%80%99s-ban-fracking-we%E2%80%99ve-come-long-way-not/31580#comments Ken Summers Environnement fracking Nova Scotia Wheeler review Fri, 05 Sep 2014 03:15:59 +0000 Ken Summers 31580 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia-anti-fracking-coalition-worried-about/20452 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Too much secrecy, not enough consultation, and scope too narrow </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_4424.jpg" alt="" title="Fracking is a contentious issue in Nova Scotia. Now anti-fracking activists charge that a hydraulic fracturing review undertaken by the government will not provide sufficient public input and has too narrow a scope. Photo Robert Devet " width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - In late August the government announced a comprehensive review of hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia. The review is led by Dr. David Wheeler, president of Cape Breton University.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia-anti-fracking-coalition-worried-about/20452" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia-anti-fracking-coalition-worried-about/20452#comments Robert Devet Environnement fracking Nova Scotia Wheeler review Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:23:22 +0000 Robert DeVet 20452 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca