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Citizens Call for Investigation and Halt to Encana’s Proposed Sale of Pavillion Gas Field Press Release by Powder River Basin, November 3, 2011 “EnCana has made huge profits in our community and is in the middle of a superfund investigation that has already found oil and gas contamination in our drinking water, when will our government stop ...

EnCana donates to Northern Medical Program Trust by Erica Fisher, November 3, 2011, Energetic City Medical students who participate in rural clinical experiences have received additional support from a major gas producer. EnCana has made a $50,000 donation to Northern Medical Programs Trust of the University of Northern British Columbia.

Pa. DEP has ‘significant concerns’ about radiological materials in Marcellus wastewater by Bryan Schutt, November 3, 2011, snl.com

B.C. companies fined over fracking water use November 3, 2011, CBC News More than dozen energy companies drilling in northern B.C. have been fined for not reporting how much water they use. The energy companies are drawing fresh water from the northern rivers to use in hydro-fracking – a process that uses pressurized water to blast fractures into ...

EPA Announces Final Study Plan to Assess Hydraulic Fracturing Press Release, November 3, 2011 The final study plan looks at the full cycle of water in hydraulic fracturing, from the acquisition of the water, through the mixing of chemicals and actual fracturing, to the post-fracturing stage, including the management of flowback and produced or used water as ...

Fracking turmoil by Ayesha Rasco, November 3, 2011, Reuters The U.S. Interior Department plans to issue a proposal soon forcing companies to reveal the chemicals they use in the so-called fracking drilling process on federal lands, as the Obama administration responds to public safety concerns over the shale exploration boom.

Exclusive: Fracking company – we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we’re not going to stop by Tom Bawden, November 3, 2011, The Independent The report, which the energy firm commissioned, concluded it is “highly probable” that Cuadrilla’s operations were responsible for two tremors which hit Lancashire. … The report, which is being sent to the Government, ...

Margaree Environmental Association files legal appeal of Cape Breton drill permit November 3, 2011, Cape Breton Post “We want to make people aware that we feel the minister failed to consider some important issues and procedural matters in granting this permit,” said association co-chair Brian Peters. “It’s a sensitive ecosystem and there’s a tourism industry in the area ...

City Bans Fracking on Municipal Land by Liz Camuti, November 3, 2011, Cornell Daily Sun During the meeting, Common Council voted to amend the resolution — which was recently passed by the city’s Economic Development and Planning Committee — to state that hydrofracking “is likely to have severe adverse impacts on communities and the environment” by damaging the ...

‘Fracking’ concerns lead to ban calls by Alison Campsie, November 3, 2011, Herald Scotland Calls have been made to ban fracking in Scotland after it emerged that the process, which extracts natural gases trapped deep underground, caused two minor earth tremors in the north of England.

EnCana donates to Northern Medical Program Trust by Erica Fisher, November 3, 2011, Energetic City

Citizens Call for Investigation and Halt to Encana’s Proposed Sale of Pavillion Gas Field Press Release by Powder River Basin, November 3, 2011 “EnCana has made huge profits in our community and is in the middle of a superfund investigation that has already found oil and gas contamination in our drinking water, when will our government stop ...

Residents fault DEC over claims of gas drilling impact on water wells, DEC says drilling not to blame, but assemblywoman doubts investigations’ thoroughness by Liz Lawyer, November 2, 2011, Ithaca Journal Landowners who believe their drinking water has been affected by drilling activity in central and western New York said they have had trouble getting the state Department ...

Fracking likely triggered U.K. quakes, gas firm says November 2, 2011, The Associated Press 

Okla. quakes associated with fracking, Hydraulic fracturing may be in for a bumpy ride by Paul Voosen, November 2, 2011, E&E News A previously unreported study out of the Oklahoma Geological Survey has found that hydraulic fracturing may have triggered a swarm of small earthquakes earlier this year in Oklahoma.

Alberta water practices questioned, Scientist claims Encana contaminated her well-water through fracking process by Richard LaRose, November 2, 2011, The Gateway Bob Curran, a spokesperson for ERCB, refused to comment due to the on-going legal case, but noted the ERCB has stringent regulations in place to ensure that the environment and the people of Alberta are protected. … ...

Untested Science by Carolyn Jarvis and Anne Hainsworth, October 31, 2011, Global News, 16×9 “I’ve lived at my place since 1998 and the water change is incredible,” says Jessica, “one Christmas I was in tears because there was so much gas coming out of my kitchen tap I couldn’t close it.”

Living in fear of fracking, Rancher concerned about effects on water supply by Rebecca Penty, October 29, 2011, Calgary Herald Curran said the ERCB will make public the chemicals companies use in “frac” jobs when requested

Jessica Ernst at the University of Alberta Edmonton October 27, 2011

High water use, contamination top list of shale gas concerns by Mike De Souza, October 24, 2011. Postmedia News Water use and contamination are at the top of the list of environmental concerns surrounding shale gas exploration in Canada, Environment Minister Peter Kent was told earlier this year in an internal memorandum released on Monday. The advice, drafted ...

DEP: Cabot OK to stop Dimock water deliveries by Laura Legere, October 20, 2011, Citizens Voice The approval, which came 24 hours after the natural gas driller requested to halt the deliveries, shocked and upset the residents who have relied on the replacement water for drinking, bathing and washing for nearly three years while regulators determined that faulty ...

The Fracking Industry’s War On The New York Times — And The Truth Robert F. Kennedy Jr., October 20, 2011, Huffingtonpost.com Superb investigative journalism by the New York Times has brought the paper under attack by the natural gas industry. That campaign of intimidation and obfuscation has been orchestrated by top shelf players like Exxon and Chesapeake aligned ...

Fracking discussions still moving forward by Derek Clouthier, October 19, 2011, Cochrane Eagle Just the word itself has ignited a passionate debate in Cochrane and around the world on whether this particular form of oil and gas exploration is a desirable method of extraction. It has also resulted in the formation of a group of concerned ...

Safety First, Fracking Second by The Editors, October 19, 2011, Scientific American

The Truth about Fracking: Fracturing a deep shale layer one time to release natural gas might pose little risk to drinking-water supplies, but doing so repeatedly could be problematic by Chris Mooney, October 19, 2011, Scientific American (November 2011 issue) “I just wish the industry would stop playing the game of ‘fracking doesn’t cause the contamination.’ You’ve got to ...

Sussex mayor denounces seismic testing company, Seismotion official says waiting for council vote would have cost $60,000 October 19, 2011, CBC News “When a company goes ahead and does this. Just like completely ignores the rules, completely just basically says, ‘You know what? Screw you guys,’” Coun. Shelley Bradley, Sussex, NB

Cortland clerk fights abusive gas leasing practices by Emma Jacobs, October 17, 2011, Innovation Trail Elizabeth Larkin’s a stickler for the letter of the law. That’s made her a bulwark against abusive land leasing practices. Larkin is Cortland’s county clerk, and like others across the state, is one of the few people who sees the contracts ...

Oilsite protestor appears in Alberta court, says Constitution is her defence by Oilweek, October 17, 2011 CARDSTON, Alta. _ One of the three women facing a charge of intimidation for blocking a road used by an oil company on an Alberta First Nation has broken off from her group and lawyer. Lois Frank said outside court ...

Fracking will not contaminate ground water by Steve Charbonneau, October 17, 2011, Rockyview Weekly This article highlights an often recurring situation, that of ill-informed and fearful landowners and local residents, versus a highly technical petroleum industry. In this case, the Lochend area group POWERS, and members Gary Tressider and Parry Pearsall-Pickup express their fear about fracking. The POWERS ...

Rocky View County seeking increased oil and gas notification areas by Dawn Smith, October 17, 2011, Rocky View Weekly Kim Magnuson, councillor for the Springbank area, said she has been inundated with calls and e-mails from residents pleading for help. She said a concern raised by many was the lack of notification for affected residents living outside ...

Drilling did cause ‘earthquake’ October 15, 2011, Blackpool Gazette CONTROVERSIAL gas drilling DID cause Fylde coast earthquakes. And now energy chiefs have sent a stark warning to shale gas company Cuadrilla Resources – stop the tremors or we will shut you down…. The meetings followed the British Geological Survey’s (BGS) conclusion two recent earth tremors felt nearby were ...

USGS: No Fracking Fluid Found in Arkansas Water Wells by Claims Journal, October 14, 2011 The U.S. Geological Survey says no fracking fluid has been found in domestic water wells in the Fayetteville Shale area of Van Buren County, Arkansas. The fluid is a byproduct of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking. It’s a process of injecting fluid ...

B.C. First Nations to be consulted on fracking October 14, 2011, CBC News The commission is currently issuing the gas industry more than 50 water permits a month, a number that’s expected to rise. … “The freshwater, everyone says it’s such a precious resource…and the next thing you know it’s being sucked up into one of them ...

New oil and gas well regulations could affect landowners “Cleverly written document” fails to address increased impact by Lindsey Wallis, October 13, 2011, Fast Forward Weekly Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) announced changes to the well-spacing framework, which environmentalists say is a “cleverly written document” that makes the changes sound more innocuous than they are and essentially ...

Alberta’s new Energy Minister Morton shows a green side by Nathan Vanderklippe, October 12, 2011, The Globe and Mail That provides “consistency,” said Lowell Jackson, an energy company executive and chair of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. … He expects Mr. Morton to be “aggressive” in defence of industry….

Alberta’s new Energy Minister shows a green side by Nathan Vanderklippe, October 12, 2012, The Globe and Mail Industry expects Mr. Morton to continue where Mr. Liepert left off, he said…. He expects Mr. Morton to be “aggressive” in defence of industry….

Houston-based firm pleads guilty over Oklahoma acid spill in 2007 by Jack Z. Smith, October 11, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram (MENAFN) Integrated Production Services, a Houston-based oil field services contractor, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Muskogee, Okla., to violating the Clean Water Act by negligently spilling 400 to 700 gallons of hydrochloric acid — used in ...

Concerns Hunter aquifers under threat from coal seam gas extraction October 10, 2011, ABC Newcastle “We’ve seen in a number of overseas jurisdictions that groundwater aquifiers have been irretrievably damaged by the addition of chemicals so Australia has got an opportunity here to make sure that the development of mining and mineral exploitation is done sensibly.

ERCB Bulletin 2011-29: Changes to the Province-Wide Framework for Well Spacing for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs October 6, 2011, ERCB Subsurface well-density controls for coalbed methane and shale gas have been removed across Alberta, and in certain gas zones in southeastern Alberta. On November 25, 2010, the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) issued Bulletin 2010-39: ...

ERCB announces changes to well spacing framework by Government of Alberta, October 6, 2011 Subsurface well-density controls for coalbed methane and shale gas have been removed across Alberta. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ERCB ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO WELL SPACING FRAMEWORK Calgary, Alberta (October 6, 2011) The Energy Resources Conservation Board has issued Bulletin 2011-29, which advises of regulation amendments to change its ...

Province may change well setback rules by Alex McCuaig, October 6, 2011, Medicine Hat News Three leaking abandoned wells were found in Calmar in 2007 and 2008 leading to the demolition of several homes and a lawsuit against the town and developer.

Talisman’s Shale Gas Ambassadors October 6, 2011, Natural Gas Europe “There will be noise for sure, air pollution for sure….” In terms of the chemical substances used in fracking he said that all of them would be declared in Europe, unlike in the US or Canada.

State is ignoring health risks, federal review and its own executive order in rushing to approve hydrofracking permits Press Release October 5, 2011 More than 250 pediatricians, family practitioners, otolaryngologists, endocrinologists, oncologists and other doctors, along with the Medical Societies of at least seven upstate counties and the regional office of the American Academy of Pediatricians, wrote ...

NYT reporter: Researching gas drilling difficult, pressure-packed by Aaron Munzer, October 5, 2011, The Ithaca Journal “Getting the information is ridiculously difficult,”…But Urbina was adamant that it was that collection of information that has gotten scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency to scrutinize the drilling industry more closely recently, he said. Another challenge is a well-funded and aggressive ...

Lawsuit leaves large gas storage fields in Kansas unregulated by Dion Lefler, October 2, 2011, The Wichita Eagle Knox says it’s unsettling to know that because of a federal court decision last year, neither the state nor federal governments are inspecting the gas field near his home, or others holding thousands of times the amount of ...

Fracking in Canada: Why the public outrage? by Leah Karpus, Alive, October 2011

UNANIMA International Courage Award Presentation speech to Jessica Ernst in New York at the Church Centre of the United Nations, October 1, 2011 UNANIMA applauds Ms. Ernst’s courage to stand up for her rights in the face of the powerful entities who the cause of the degradation of fresh water supplies for herself, her neighbors and the flora ...

Jessica Ernst at the United Nations Church Centre: There’s a hole in their story New York October 1, 2011 UNANIMA International Woman of Courage Award Presentation to Jessica Ernst New York October 1, 2011, award presentation speech by UNANIMA director Catherine Ferguson Woman of Courage Award Jessica Ernst Today UNANIMA International is extremely pleased to present its fourth annual award for a ...

Fracking controversy by Claudia Goodine October 2011 Issue, Canadian Geographic Beneath the boreal forest in northeastern British Columbia lies the Cordova Embayment, a recess in the coastline of an ancient ocean. The decomposed remains of prehistoric creatures 2,500 to 3,000 metres underground have become shale gas, a hydrocarbon that is driving the latest energy-industry gold rush. ...

Earthquakes could be linked to B.C. gas drilling September 29, 2011, CBC News The coincidence of earthquakes and gas exploration warrants further investigation, said University of Calgary seismologist David Eaton.

Why conceal water well data from Albertans? by Alex McCuaig, September 29, 2011, Medicine Hat News “Our ground water — that’s public,” said Chris Gerritsen, president of the Alberta Water Well Drilling Association (AWWDA). “We own it collectively.” Gerritsen used the example of someone who may have a well contamination problem as a situation where any privacy concerns should ...

B.C. probes possible fracking, earthquake link by Gordon Hoekstra, September 29, 2011, Vancouver Sun Simon Fraser University geologist John Clague believes the earthquakes in northeastern B.C. are clearly related to the natural gas activity in the region. It’s either happening through fracking or high-pressure fluid injections, Clague said in an email.

Reader applauds Eagle for coverage of fracking by Shaun Fluker, September 27, 2011, Cochrane Eagle Thank you for publishing Mike Gervais’ letter on Sept. 21 wherein he accuses the Eagle of advocacy in its coverage of a panel discussion on fracking by energy companies. At the outset, let me say that I commend the Eagle for ...

Lethbridge locals protest fracking, Protesters band together in southern Alberta to ask for a province-wide ban on the drilling practice September 27, 2011, CBC News “People are really, really upset that this is going on without their consultation and without the oil and gas companies being held responsible for proving that it’s safe.”…“Even though our federal government has ...

Lethbridge locals protest fracking, Protesters band together in southern Alberta to ask for a province-wide ban on the drilling practice September 27, 2011, CBC News “People are really, really upset that this is going on without their consultation and without the oil and gas companies being held responsible for proving that it’s safe.”…“Even though our federal government has ...

Burning Questions: Quarantined Cows Give Birth to Dead Calves by Susan Phillips, September 27, 2011, NPR DEP says they have concluded their investigation and fined East Resources more than $36,000. … In late April 2010, drilling waste water from a large storage pond leaked through its plastic liner and flowed onto a cow pasture in Shippen Township, Tioga County. ...

Fracking pushback opens up energy firms, Fear of losing access to resources spurs firms to action by Braden Reddal, September 26, 2011, Reuters “That whole competitive thing is the biggest bunch of bunk I ever heard, and I think the services companies ought to be ashamed of themselves,” Range’s chief executive told investors this month.

Drillers Face Methane Concern, Contamination of Water Supply Near Gas-Drilling Operations Prompts Industry Focus on Design of Wells by Ryan Tracy, September 26, 2011, The Wall Street Journal Sherry Vargson has cooked with water from a five-gallon jug for the past year. It’s inconvenient, but preferable to using tap water containing enough methane gas that she can light ...

A View from the Green Side: Entering a New Dimension September 25, 2011, Natural Gas Europe “I think what the US is doing is completely irresponsible; it would not be legal in Europe,” he said of shale gas E&Ps’ refusal to disclose the chemical contents and/or amounts of them in hydraulic fracturing fluid in North America.

Fracking protestors confront N.S. environment minister September 24, 2011, CBC News More than 1,000 protest hydro-fracking

“It Can’t All Be True”: Canadian Government Launches New Fracking Studies by Carrol Linnitt, September 23, 2011. Desmogblog Quebec’s cautionary approach has prompted others to ask why provinces like British Columbia, Alberta, and New Brunswick, where there is equal cause for concern, are not taking a similar science-based approach. But the federal government has met calls for independent ...

Council of Canadians tells Niagara Falls Water Board to scrap plans on treating fracking fluids in wastewater treatment system by Emma Lui, September 23, 2011, rabble.ca “The Niagara Falls sewage treatment facility is ill-equipped to properly treat hazardous fracking waste.”

B.C. Re-writing Water Law As Fracturing Use Rises by James Mahony, September 23, 2011, Daily Oil Bulletin By far, hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells represents the largest use of water in B.C.’s oil and gas operations. … In Alberta, changes to the water-licensing regime are also on the way, Rob Renner, the province’s environment minister told the conference. ...

European Gas Giant Backs French Fear Of Fracking by Jeff McMahon, September 22, 2011, Forbes Europe’s largest natural gas firm, the Paris-based GDF Suez, agrees with the French government that hydraulic fracturing must be made safer for the environment before it is used to develop natural gas from shale resources in Europe.

Fracking studies prompt harmonization push by Rebecca Penty, September 22, 2011. Calgary Herald Though the provinces each enforce their own rules on oil and gas development, the Supreme Court has decided on two separate occasions that Ottawa also has jurisdiction on issues of the environment, as they pertain to pollution – and the debate over hydraulic fracturing is ...

Council of Canadian Academies: Harnessing Science and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction The full assessment process is expected to take 18 to 24 months…. Question for Assessment: What is the state of knowledge of potential environmental impacts from the exploration, extraction, and development of Canada’s shale gas resources, and what is ...

Environment Canada to study hydraulic fracturing by Jason Fekete and Rebecca Penty, PostMedia Newsand Calgary Herald, September 21, 2011 OTTAWA and CALGARY — The federal Conservative government is wading into the heated debate over hydraulic fracturing, launching two separate reviews on the science of the oil and gas recovery process and its potential environmental impact [But not on health ...

University of Calgary Prostitutes Itself To Big Oil & Gas by Christine, September 9, 19, 2011 Canadian journalist Mike DeSousa first wrote three years ago about the anti-science group with the Orwellian name “Friends of Science” funding a PR blitz meant to cast doubt on the science of climate change. Friends of Science paid for their ...

Oil exploration increasing in Springbank by Derek Clouthier, September 19, 2011, Cochrane Eagle Calgary oil and gas company, Bernum Petroleum Ltd., held an open house Oct. 11 in an effort to introduce itself to the community of Springbank and field any questions or concerns residents may have regarding the business’s proposal to launch a drilling initiative ...

Council of Canadian Academies: Harnessing Science and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction The full assessment process is expected to take 18 to 24 months…. Question for Assessment: What is the state of knowledge of potential environmental impacts from the exploration, extraction, and development of Canada’s shale gas resources, and what is ...

Leaking Energy wells in Quebec keep on leaking by Radio Canada September 18, 2011

How Energy Drains Water Supplies by Kate Galbraith, September 18, 2011, The New York Times A big problem, experts say, is that water is often taken for granted. “We simply don’t value water in the same way that we value energy….”

DEP inspections show more shale well cement problems by Laura Legere, September 18, 2011, The Times Tribune But in the three dozen instances when methane has migrated into water supplies from gas wells in Northeast Pennsylvania, cement flaws have been identified by state regulators as a primary pathway for the gas. …”One case of methane migration or well ...

Scientists: Drilling threat to water by Brian Nearing, September 16, 2011, Times Union Dozens of scientists, including four from the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, warned Gov. Andrew Cuomo that it will be practically impossible for municipal drinking water systems to protect against chemicals used in natural gas hydraulic fracturing, also called hydrofracking. Their letter to the governor, ...

Fracking is toxic for kids, suit says by Linda Satter, September 15, 2011, Arkansasonline “The combination of extreme pressure along with the highly volatile chemical cocktail results in fracturing of the shale formation and the subsequent release of natural gas,” the suit explains. It asserts, “Due to the nature of the fracking process, chemicals including known poisons and ...

Natural Disaster:  How did the gas industry get so fracked up? by Ada Kulesza, September 14, 2011, Philadelphia Weekly According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), barium “is used mostly by the oil and gas industries to make drilling muds,” to keep drill bits lubricated. The CDC further reports that: “Eating or drinking … barium ...

Josh Fox scores an Emmy for fracking documentary ‘Gasland’ by Claire Thompson, September 14, 2011, Grist.org

US Grassroots Effort to Ban Fracking Ramps Up, as Groups Solicit the UN to Recognize Fracking as a Human Rights Issue September 14, 2011, Food and Water Watch “Fracking is not clean, or green,” says Lois Gibbs, Executive Director of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice. “We don’t have to look any further than Dimock, Pennsylvania or ...

Residents opposed to fracking meet in Cochrane by Rachel Maclean, September 14, 2011, Cochrane Eagle

Shale Gas Industry Insider: We Are Losing the Messaging War on Fracking by fjgallagher, September 13, 2011, Natural Gas Watch “We need to change,” Conoly-Schuller said. “We’re talking to moms and dads and grandmothers who are worried about the safety of the water their children are drinking, and that’s an emotional issue. It hits a chord. We need ...

Not so easy to ‘whack the fracks,’ council hears by John Gleeson, September 13, 2011, Mountainview Gazette 

Fracking grievances aired at Eagle Hill by John Gleeson, September 13, 2011, Mountainview Gazette The Energy Resources Conservation Board is currently reviewing all its regulations in light of new extraction technology and will make an important announcement soon on the disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process, an ERCB official told about 100 Mountain View and ...

2011 09 11 Report on the POWERS Frack Alberta Workshop by Doug Malsbury,  September 11, 2011.  Alberta Surface Rights Group On September 10/11 several members of Alberta Surface Rights Group attended the “POWERS” (Protecting Our Water & Ecological Resources Society) information meeting at Cochrane, Alberta. The”POWERS”group was formed by concerned urban and rural residents of Rocky View ...

Three women arrested after blocking entrance to drill site in Alberta Canadian Press, September 10, 2011, GlobalBC Frank says the band council granted the permission without adequate consultation and protesters want more answers about what chemicals will be used.

Three women arrested after blocking entrance to drill site in Alberta Canadian Press, September 10, 2011, GlobalBC 

What Fresh Hell is This? September 10, 2011 Across Alberta and in the community of North West Rocky View, hydraulic fracturing is being forced on us with a vengeance. We need to know what we are dealing with for our own protection.

POWERSAlberta Frack Workshop Cochane, Alberta September 10, 2011 Introduction Andrew Nikiforuk POWERSAlberta Frack Workshop in Cochrane Mike Bruised Head of the Blood Tribe First Nation 8:27 Min. by Will Koop, September 10, 2011, BC Tap Water Alliance, uploaded by Will Koop, September 18, 2011 Jessica Ernst presents at POWERSAlberta Frack Workshop in Cochrane 68 Min. by Will Koop, September 10, ...

Critics slam B.C. government plan to report on fracking activity by Stephen Thomson, September 9, 2011, Straight.com “No amount of online reporting moderates or mitigates the health implications and the question around is that really what we should be doing with our freshwater resource. It’s a start but it doesn’t go anywhere to address the real issues,”

Talisman’s chief issues best-practices blueprint to drilling industry by David Falchek, September 9, 2011, The Times Tribune The other water issue is natural gas infiltration of aquifers. While gas migration has not been shown to result from fracking, which takes place a mile below the surface, Mr. Smith said the industry has to recognize methane migration can occur ...

Clark’s fracking website not enough by Ben Christopher September 9, 2011, The Tyee.ca The B.C. government has announced plans to improve “transparency around hydraulic fracturing practices” with the creation of an online registry for fracking-related data — but one environmental advocacy group says the new proposal doesn’t push industry hard enough.

Canadian fracking guidelines unveiled, CAPP aims to increase transparency by Dan Healing, September 9, 2011, Calgary Herald CAPP, the lobby group that represents most of Canada’s oil and gas producers, came up with the environmental and disclosure guidelines to reassure the public and as part of a drive for consistent public disclosure among members, said CAPP president Dave ...

Canadian Gas Producers Issue Five Principles For Protecting Environment During Fracking by Jeremy Hainsworth, September 8, 2011, Canadian Natural Gas Canadian natural gas producers Sept. 8 announced five principles for hydraulic fracturing to guide water management and improved reporting practices for water and fluids used in shale gas development. The same day, British Columbia’s premier announced a plan ...

Guiding Principles for Hydraulic Fracturing Canadian Natural Gas

Inquiry into Access Request may affect Water Well Owners and Tenants in Alberta by Government of Alberta, September 8, 2011, Pincher Creek Voice Beginning October 18, 2011, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) will conduct a public inquiry into an access for information request. The inquiry may affect private landowners and tenants who ...

Canadian Gas Producers Issue Five Principles For Protecting Environment During Fracking by Jeremy Hainsworth, September 8, 2011, Canadian Natural Gas Canadian natural gas producers Sept. 8 announced five principles for hydraulic fracturing to guide water management and improved reporting practices for water and fluids used in shale gas development. The same day, British Columbia’s premier announced a plan ...

What a civil government would do about fracking by Janice Harvey, September 7, 2011, Telegraph Journal  There are lots of reports online, both scientific and in the media, that contradict claims that this industry can or will be carried out responsibly here. The only thing this government can bring to the table will be promises that the regulations ...

Hydro-Frac Information meeting Report-Sept 7/11 Eagle Hill by Doug Malsbury, September 7, 2011, Alberta Surface Rights Group Three speakers made presentations and then answered questions from the floor. Tom McGee-ERCB Bob Willard-ERCB Graham Gilchrist- Farmers Advocate Office There was also a lot of concern about water issues…. This prompted questions on whether natural faults or old leaking abandoned wells (like in the ...

A toxic practice, a poisonous relationship by Elizabeth James, September 7, 2011, North Shore News “I am encouraged that, during the course of our audit, the Environmental Assessment Office introduced some key measures to address some of the noted deficiencies. . . . Government has accepted our six recommendations, and I look forward to receiving updates ...

Local group presents workshop on the ‘dangers’ of fracking by Rachael Maclean, September 7, 2011, The Cochrane Eagle The ERCB maintains that naturally-occurring conditions were likely the cause of contamination in Rosebud-area wells.

Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz, September 16, 2011, ProPublica