Quebec government hints at long-term fracking ban

Quebec government hints at long-term fracking ban, The new Parti Quebecois government hasn’t wasted any time hinting about a long-term ban on the shale gas industry by The Canadian Press, September 27, 2012
Quebec’s new natural-resources minister, Martine Ouellet, says she doesn’t believe the controversial method of extracting natural gas from shale, known as “fracking,” can ever be done safely. … “I don’t foresee a day when there will be technology that will allow safe exploitation (of shale gas),” Ouellet said in Quebec City. … Critics fear the method of unlocking natural gas from shale formations will create serious environmental problems — including the contamination of drinking water. [Emphasis added]