Documents Reveal Industry and Gov’t Collude on Shale Gas Alberta New Dems release secret agreements about handling public opinion

Documents Reveal Industry and Gov’t Collude on Shale Gas Alberta New Dems release secret agreements about handling public opinion by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, August 19, 2011
“My biggest concern is that there is a government plan to work with industry on shale gas issues in secret and it’s largely about managing public opinion. It’s not about science or eliminating the risk to groundwater or the public. It’s about telling people they are doing something without actually doing anything.”… Moreover all three provincial energy regulators have allowed hydraulic fracturing in coal seams, oil shale and shale gas plays without transparent groundwater baseline studies or monitoring as recommended by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment in 2002. Without proper baseline data, regulators can’t track groundwater contaminants. [Emphasis added]

Briefing Note and New West Partnership and project charter – “Collaboration and Information Sharing, Industry Water Use and Hydraulic Fracture Technology”

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