Fracking

• N.S. premier says he’s pleased with interest from companies after end of fracking ban

  Tim Houston told reporters Monday that seven companies responded to a call for firms interested in natural gas exploration.

  Politics

  May 25
  
• Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says fracking opponents are drowning out other voices

  The provincial government kicked off the consultations more than a year after lifting a ban on fracking that was in place for over a decade.

  Canada

  Apr 22
  
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• Central Alberta farmers concerned by fracking operation’s use of water

  The Alberta Energy Regulator describes fracking as "a technique used to break up the rocks deep inside the earth to help get the oil and natural gas flowing."

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2025
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• Nova Scotia government bill would lift ban on fracking, uranium exploration

  Houston told reporters the legislative changes are needed to make the province more self-reliant and able to withstand economic challenges that would result from U.S. tariffs.

  Economy

  Feb 18, 2025
• N.B. groups call on premier to steer clear of shale gas development

  Nearly 50 groups are calling on Premier Blaine Higgs to end the push to expand shale gas extraction in the province.

  Environment

  May 8, 2023
• Regulator defends finding that Alberta’s largest earthquake was caused by oilpatch

  The release of the timeline comes three days after Obsidian Energy openly challenged the regulator's attribution of a 5.6 magnitude quake to the company's deep disposal well.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
• ‘Very concerned’ Vernon residents hold anti-fracking rally

  Demonstrators in Vernon, B.C., on Monday afternoon hoped to tell the B.C. government to ban natural gas fracking in the province.

  Environment

  Mar 28, 2023
• First Nations in N.B. not consulted on proposal to revive hydraulic fracking

  Premier Blaine Higgs says hydraulic fracturing is on the table, despite First Nation leaders saying there were not consulted prior to it being mentioned in the throne speech.

  Environment

  Oct 28, 2022
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• No place for liquefied natural gas export terminal in Saint John: environmentalists

  'I think these are conversations that have no real place in reality. I'm not sure why they're taking place,' said Jim Emberger with the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2022
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• Possible link between fracking and premature births: University of Calgary researchers

  ``It would be a weird coincidence if it wasn't that, but it's not something we're able to assess from this particular study.''

  Health

  Apr 5, 2022