Encana laying off 20% of workforce, slashing dividend
Encana’s Calgary headquarters – The Bow building Read this Nov. 5 story from CBC.ca on Canadian natural gas titan Encana’s series of cutbacks. Canadian natural gas giant Encana says it…
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Scientists say fracking can’t fulfill America’s energy needs
A Pennsylvania fracking operation Read this Nov. 1 story from Energy Daily, featuring comments from two different energy experts who question claims that fracking can somehow make America energy self-sufficient.…
Noam Chomsky in Montreal: Canada on fast track to "destroy the environment"
Chomsky in Montreal/ Tar Sands/ Syncrude upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray Noam Chomsky was in Montreal last week on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Canadian Dimension magazine.…
Governing by polls: fracking version #nlpoli
There’s something wonderfully cute about the blind, unquestioning boosterism you get from some of the more aggressive groups of young political party supporters. All parties have them: the L’il Liberals,…
Newfoundland passes fracking moratorium
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador is shutting the door on applications for hydraulic fracturing or fracking for oil and gas while it reviews regulations and consults residents. Plans…
Bird’s eye view of Texas fracking causes rumble
photo: Amy Youngs – click to enlarge An aerial photo taken on August 3rd of fracking operations in Texas has caused a rumble online, drawing 20,000 views on the photo…
Rafe: Gordon Wilson finds religion on LNG…for $12,500 a month
A screen capture from Gordon Wilson’s youtube endorsement of Christy Clark Some years ago I got into hot water for calling a federal cabinet minister of the female persuasion a…
Protestors stage mock fracking on premier’s lawn
photo courtesy of Maryam Adrangi’s facebook page VANCOUVER – Opponents of the British Columbia government’s liquefied natural gas plans set up a three-metre mock fracking rig on the premier’s front…
Fractured Land – A Must See Trailer
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Fractured Land is a local BC production that looks into the ramifications of the oil and gas corporations impacts on our environment and those who suffer the…
Video: Fracking in Manitoba
Winnipeg, Oct. 26, 2013: Retired scientist Dennis Le Neveu spoke at a forum on the environmental hazards of fracking, sponsored by Idle No More Manitoba. Photo: Paul S. Graham Fracking…
Will new Water Act rein in groundwater use for fracking, LNG?
Frack water pit in BC’s Horn River Basin (photo: Damien Gillis) By Anna Novacek – republished from Energy Law BC As the only province in Canada that does not regulate…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Russell rightly asks whose freedom is supposed to be protected by free trade agreements such as CETA: Once Canada signs CETA…
Nova Scotians overwhelmingly support continued ban on fracking
A just released poll shows that Nova Scotians overwhelmingly support a continued moratorium on fracking, unless an independent review finds there is no risk to drinking water, human health, the…
Colorado fracking flood raises deeper issues – like extreme energy, endless growth
The aftermath of Colorado’s recent flood in heavily fracked Weld County (David Lavallee) by David Lavallee I first heard about the flood that left the Colorado fracking industry underwater by…
NB group questions RCMP tactics in breaking up fracking protest
MONCTON, N.B. – A group opposed to shale gas development in New Brunswick is raising questions about the RCMP’s enforcement of an injunction against protesters last week in the province.…
Vancouver rally for Elsipogtog all about unity
Empowering words from wide range of speakers at this Oct. 18 Vancouver rally in support of the Elsipogtog First Nations’s fracking protest. Sundance Chief Rueben George, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip,…
Fracking’s impacts on Alberta farming families: Lost hair, dead cows
Photo: Damien Gillis Read this Oct. 21 feature from TheTyee.ca, examining the real world impacts of shale oil fracking on farming families in Alberta. Nielle and Howard Hawkwood do not…
Breaking: Judge lifts injunction against Elsipogtog fracking protest
photo: Jen Choi/CBC New Brunswick Justice George Rideout declined today to extend an injunction against members of the Elsipogtog First Nation who have been protesting exploratory activities for fracking on…
Elsipogtog First Nation vows to continue fracking battle
Elsipogtog First Nation Chief Arren Sock with supporters (Miles Howe/Halifax Media Coop) REXTON, N.B. – The chief of the Elsipogtog (ell-see-book-took) First Nation in New Brunswick is criticizing the RCMP…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Marc Lee writes that British Columbia has learned nothing about the dangers of staple economics. But Christy Clark has certainly learned something from…