Fracking

Judge Presiding Over Ernst vs Encana Fracking Case Re-Appointed

Submitted by susan on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 14:16

Jessica Ernst (pictured here) is on the road to becoming another unsung Canadian hero. The Harper government has appointed Honourable Justice Barbara L. Veldhuis, a Court of Queen Judge who has been presiding over the case Ernst vs Encan, to the Court of Appeal in Alberta, which means a decision is delayed, until another judge is appointed to this highprofile lawsuit.

Fracking Farce 2012

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by Joyce Nelson

In 2012, the horror stories about fracking just kept rolling in. There are increasing reports of livestock illnesses and deaths on farms near shale oil and natural gas operations in Alberta, Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and North Dakota.  According to The Nation (Nov. 28, 2012), veterinarians have ruled out other causes of strange illnesses in which (for example) cows lose their tails, then sometimes keel over and die, after fracking is underway.

Of course, the people caring for these farm animals are worried about their own health. A 2012 study from the

PQ Bans Fracking, Closes Nuke - But Not a Whisper on English TV

Submitted by delores on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 08:25

I had the misfortune to watch both the CBC and CTV television news from Ontario last night, so imagine my surprise when a news clipping service landed the following headline from the Montreal Gazette  on my laptop this morning: "A Beautiful Day for Environmentalists." Those days being few and far between,

Evolution in Action?

Submitted by delores on Sun, 09/09/2012 - 08:09

There are mornings when one almost wishes that one didn’t have to wake up, or didn’t have the brain to understand the daily news. This is one of them.

Arctic Ice melts while Shell gets ok to drill for MORE fossil fuels in the Arctic. OK.

B C Tap Water Alliance Demands Moratorium, Coleman's Resignation

Submitted by delores on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 16:09

7.3 billion litres of water a year for fracking - no consultation

Does Gas Fracking Cause Earthquakes?

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by Joyce Nelson

It’s only a dozen years ago that "slick-water fracks" were introduced. This form of fracking uses huge amounts of water mixed with sand and dozens of toxic chemicals like benzene, all of which is injected under extreme pressure to shatter the underground rock reservoir and release gas trapped in the rock pores. Contamination of fresh water, and potential

Fracking - Natural Gas Affects Water Quality

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Jessica Ernst goes public after her well water is contaminated by nearby fracking, and speaks of the problems caused by energy companies such as EnCana.

by Joyce Nelson

In our phone interview, Jessica Ernst says she's "still getting used to" being compared to Erin Brockovich (the environmental activist made famous by Julia Robert's film portrayal ten years ago). The comparison comes easy because the outspoken Ernst, a landowner in the town of Rosebud, Alberta, is one of the few Albertans who have publicly criticized hydraulic fracturing (called "fracking," in the trade).

This is a technology used by the oil and gas industry to access "unconventional" natural gas deposits trapped

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