hydraulic fracturing

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.”

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&#

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

Don't'cha Go Frackin' 'Round Here

smokinjoewiseman — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:15:44 +0000

Fracking Wastewater the new NORM in Nova Scotia?

Miles Howe — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:57:22 +0000

Colchester County Council considers application to treat frack-wastewater

Truro, Nova Scotia – Guided by its own regulatory process, Colchester County Council yesterday determined that it would indeed allow its municipal engineer to consider Atlantic Industrial Services' (AIS) application to dump “treated” frack-wastewater down the Debert sewer system.

Sloughs of Despond

Wendland — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:29:12 +0000

Fracking wastewater ponds languish in Hants County

HALIFAX: Hydraulic fracturing wastewater shown to contain high levels of radioactive contaminants has been sitting in two open containment pits in Hants County, Nova Scotia since 2007, the Media Co-op has learned.

A Freedom of Information request has also revealed that the water likely contains a slew of other chemicals, including known carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.

That Sinking Feeling

Miles Howe — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:23:59 +0000

Penobsquis resident Heather McCabe watches house buckle, bulge, sink

Penobsquis, NB - In 2003, when Heather McCabe bought her homestead in Penobsquis, New Brunswick, she thought it would make the perfect sanctuary for special-needs animals. And it did - that is, until her septic pipe rose out of the ground, her walls started to buckle and bulge, and her well went dry.