February 1, 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador: Public Forum on “The Gulf of St. Lawrence, oil and fracking” to provide some balance to industry’s propaganda

February 1, 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador: Public Forum on “The Gulf of St. Lawrence, oil and fracking” to provide some balance

2015 02 01 Forum on Fracing in Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial University

Hosted by Fossil Fuel Divestment at Grenfell

2:00pm in UTC-03:30

Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
20 University Drive, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador A2H 5G4

Expert panelists will be making connections between the issue of fracking in NL and broader regional concerns of oil development in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on February 1st (Sunday), 2pm in lecture room (LC 301) at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, Corner Brook. The public is invited.

The panelists include:

Irené Novaczek, PhD, Marine Ecologist, Adjunct Professor of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island;

Chief Mi’sel Joe, Miawpukek Mi’kamawey Mawi’omi – Conne River Mi’kmaq Tribal Nation; and

Dr Michael Bradfield, Economist and member of the Nova Scotia Independent Review of Hydraulic Fracturing.

“The panelists will provide balance to industry’s talking points and information by offering perspectives on human health, environmental regulations, indigenous sovereignty, economics, legal frameworks and social acceptability.” explains Jon Parsons of the Social Justice Cooperative.

[Refer also to:

THE ECONOMICS OF FRACKING: THE UNCUT MATERIAL OF DR. MICHAEL BRADFIELD

Bradfield The Economic, Social and Environmental Issues of Hydraulic Fracturing May 2014

Bradfield The Economic Context of HF in NS

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