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Critics raise concerns over oil industry involvement in Alberta curriculum redesign by Mariam Ibrahim, March 12, 2014, Edmonton Journal Critics say they’re worried about the direction of Alberta’s massive overhaul of school curriculum after it was revealed Tuesday major oil companies are being consulted on changes. A document posted to the Alberta Education website indicates companies ...

University of Lethbridge in 2018 Cartoon by C Abel, March 15, 2014, Lethbridge Herald Source: Lethbridge Herald, March 15, 2014 [Refer also to: Pennsylvania: Waynesburg Medical Center emptied after methane build-up; rendered uninhabitable! University of Lethbridge 125 Faculty Oppose Fracking in City of Lethbridge, letter to University Chair, Gordon E. Jong: Will Board of Governors join the community’s fight to keep ...

Fracturing our lives and how it affects us all presentation to The Alberta Surface Rights Federation, March 13, 2014, Camrose, Alberta Some of Diana’s slides:

Oil companies dumping radioactive waste in ND, Don Morrison, of the Dakota Resource Council, talks with Rachel Maddow about the challenge of holding oil companies responsible for pollution in North Dakota Rachel Maddow Show, March 14, 2014 “The worst illegal radioactive dump the state has seen .. yet .. but nobody is expecting that it’s going to ...

Enviros applaud Wyo. win against Halliburton on fracking disclosure by Mike Lee, March 13, 2014, E & E News Landowners and other people affected by oil and gas development in Wyoming will find out more about chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing under a state Supreme Court ruling that pitted environmental groups against state regulators and the ...

Ian Jessop interviews Jessica Ernst March 11, 2014, CFAX 1070 Ian and Jessica chat about permanent water loss in Hudson’s Hope BC and contamination in Rosebud, Wetaskiwin, Spirit River and Grand Prairie, Alberta; how the industry has captured the “best in the world” Alberta Energy Regulator and the province’s fresh water under The Water Act.

Farmers to face random milk testing by Andrea Vance, February 19, 2014, Fairfax NZ News Food safety watchdogs are to begin testing milk from farms spread with oil and gas drilling waste. But the Green Party argues the practice is pollution – and the new testing regime is “too little too late”, after almost two years ...

Coal seam gas: EPA tells Santos to keep tabs on Pilliga radioactive water by Peter Hannam, March 12, 2014, The Sydney Morning Herald Environment regulators recommended Santos monitor radioactive elements in its future coal-seam gas operations in the Pilliga Forest despite not seeking such readings once unsafe levels of uranium were found in a contaminated aquifer. On ...

Court finds Alberta Regulator has statutory immunity from hydraulic fracturing suit by Alan Harvey, February 21, 2014, Norton Rose Fullbright The claim also alleged that, by its conduct, the ERCB breached the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by barring Ernst from communicating with the ERCB through the usual public channels, and thereafter ignored her for ...

The National Pollutant Release Inventory Oil and Gas Sector Review by Environment Canada, January 10, 2014 Environment Canada is undertaking a review of National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) reporting requirements for oil and gas facilities in order to achieve appropriate rates of reporting coverage for pollutants of concern, as well as simplified data reporting/data collection ...

Diana Daunheimer files response to Statement of Defence filed by Angle / Bellatrix in $13 Million dollar frac lawsuit by Dan Singleton, March 11, 2014, Mountain View Gazette [Refer also to: Diana Daunheimer’s frac lawsuit follows years of policing industry in her own backyard; Une mère albertaine se bat contre 5 puits fracturés à côté de chez ...

Task Force Draft for public comment: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Task Force Report on FracFocus 2.0 by U.S. Department of Energy, February 24, 2014 Executive Summary … Recommendations are made for improving the accuracy and completeness of registry submissions. In addition, the Task Force believes that an independent audit to assess the accuracy and compliance of the process will ...

California Democrats Move To Ban Fracking In State by Huffingtonpost.com California Democrats almost unanimously approved a progressive platform Sunday that included a proposed ban on fracking, breaking with Gov. Jerry Brown, who has indicated a willingness to explore the practice. The issue of the ban came during this weekend’s California Democrats State Convention, a three-day meeting ...

Editorial: Energy watchdog showing some bite  by Edmonton Journal, March 11, 2014 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. suffered a one-two environmental punch last Friday. First, the Alberta Energy Regulator rejected the firm’s bid to resume operations near the site of a major leak near Cold Lake, where bitumen has ...

Alberta government lays 11 charges against CNRL oilsands company by Cailynn Klingbeil, March 7, 2014, Edmonton Journal A major oilsands company facing 11 charges in connection to the release of hydrogen sulphide gas from a project near Fort McMurray was charged in May 2012 for a similar incident. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. faces 11 charges under ...

Water-quality study underway in Hudson’s Hope to provide data on effects of fracking by Elaine Anselmi, October 27, 2013, Dawson Creek Daily News A study of water wells in an area of Hudson’s Hope is establishing baseline data on groundwater as hydraulic fracturing moves in next door. [Frac’ing in the area started long before the data ...

Is LNG fracturing worth its weight in water? by Justine Hunter, December 29, 2013, The Globe and Mail More than seven billion litres of water were used for fracking in B.C. last year. If the government’s liquefied natural gas sector takes off, the water needed to get shale gas out of the ground in the northeast ...

New York State consultant slams fracking by Scott Waldman, March 7, 2014, Capital New York A consultant hired by the state Health Department to assist in a review of the health effects of fracking recently published a study that concluded “substantial concerns and major uncertainties” should be resolved before it is expanded nationally. Governor Andrew Cuomo has ...

Harms unknown: health uncertainties cast doubt on the role of unconventional gas in Australia’s energy future by Alicia Coram, Jeremy Moss and Grant Blashki, The Medical Journal of Australia 2014; 200 (4): 210-213. Received August 6, 2013, Accepted November 17, 2013. doi: 10.5694/mja13.11023 Download PDF Summary There is a push to increase production of unconventional gas in Australia, which would ...

DEP Manipulates Law On Complaint, Leaves Family Without Water by Joshua B. Pribanic, March 5, 2014, Public Herald It’s day one and Christine Pepper’s family has no water. There’s no water for the family to drink, to shower, or wash their clothes so they’re making calls to inlaws and saving single gallon plastic jugs. It’s day ...

Oil wells and the city: Rift widens between anti-oil activists, developers in resource-rich Alberta by Jen Gerson, March 7, 2014, National Post Laurie Chinn of West Lethbridge, Photo by David Fuller for National Post Laurie Chinn is standing behind an uncommon cause in resource-rich Alberta: opposing the oil industry. The Lethbridge mother of two, along with a ...

Unanimous Decision! Municipal Council of the City of Gaspé appeals the court decision not allowing regulation to protect drinking water from the harm caused by hydraulic fracturing by lavantage.qc.ca, March 6, 2014 “For over four years we ask the Quebec government to update its laws and regulations on oil to ensure optimal and respectful development of ...

Drilling casts shadow on home mortgages by Molly Armbrister, March 7, 2014, North Colorado Business Report The presence of oil and gas leases on residential properties could cause problems for homeowners looking to mortgage their property, especially if the lender wants to sell the mortgage on the secondary market. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored ...

Canadian Natural Resources faces 11 charges, Government says oilsands producer failed to report toxic gas release by Dan Healing, March 7, 2014, Calgary Herald Oilsands producer Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. faces charges that could add up to $5.5 million in penalties after a release of toxic hydrogen sulphide from its Horizon upgrader near Fort McMurray in ...

A group that opposes shale gas development in New Brunswick is calling on the provincial government to impose a 10-year moratorium by CTV Atlantic with files from David Bell, March 6, 2014 Jim Emberger, a member of the New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance, says more time is needed to study the long-term health effects of shale ...

Alberta Regulator Quietly Halts Steam Bitumen Mining Near Fort Mac, After several leaks, production frozen while technical review is conducted by Andrew Nikiforuk, March 5, 2014, TheTyee.ca The Alberta energy regulator has suspended the fastest-growing source of bitumen production around Fort McMurray due to concerns about fracturing the region’s cap rock. Last January, the regulator quietly ...

Feds investigate pipeline company after Alberta spill report by Canadian Press, March 6, 2014, Calgary Herald The federal government is investigating laying charges against a U.S.-based pipeline company after a damning report by an Alberta regulator into a 2012 spill. “Environment Canada’s Enforcement Branch has an ongoing investigation into this incident to determine if a contravention ...

Calgary’s Encana accused of bid-rigging in Michigan, State attorney general files criminal charges against 2 companies over oil and gas leases by The Associated Press, March 06, 2014, CBC News Encana faces criminal charges in Michigan over bidding on oil and gas leases, Charges also filed against Chesapeake by The Associated Press, March 6, 2014, The Calgary Herald Michigan ...

Encana selling two Calgary downtown properties, Bought a few years ago as part of The Bow tower project by Mario Toneguzzi, March 5, 2014, Calgary Herald Two downtown properties near The Bow tower project, either owned or jointly-owned by Calgary energy giant Encana, are on the market for sale, the Herald has learned. The 18,000-square-foot Le ...

Plains Midstream blamed for pipeline break by Paul Cowley, March 4, 2014, Red Deer Advocate Plains Midstream Canada has been blamed for numerous failures leading to a pipeline break under the Red Deer River near Sundre that released 462,000 litres of crude oil in June 2012. “Our investigation has shown that it was very clearly the ...

U of L faculty group letter with 125 faculty endorsements, 94 names published in Lethbridge Herald, March 5, 2014 Letter below with 62 faculty endorsements as of 14 Feb. 2014 3 February, 2014 Gordon E. Jong, FCA Chair, Board of Governors University of Lethbridge Dear Mr. Jong; Facing imminent incursions of hydraulic fracturing on the home turf of the University of Lethbridge, we ...

French energy CEO of energy giant Total says ‘God willing’ France will frack by Michael Bastasch, March 4, 2014, Daily Caller Apparently, the fate of hydraulic fracturing in Europe is in God’s hands, according to a French energy CEO. When asked about the potential for shale oil and gas development in France, the CEO of the ...

Unconventional wisdom: economic analysis of US shale gas and implications for the EU by Thomas Spencer, Oliver Sartor and Mathilde Mathieu, February 2014, IDDRI SciencesPo, STUDIES N°02/2014. IDDRI (Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales, Paris, France), 2014. 36 P. Cette étude propose une évaluation de la « révolution » du gaz de schiste aux États-Unis, notamment en termes de ...

Immorality and greed by B. P. Schimke, April 16, 2009, East Central Review Alberta The majority of Albertans just want to work hard, make a decent living, give their children good opportunities for the future and have some fun. But do we really have a fighting chance with a corporate world and governments gone mad with ...

Keiser Report Episode 568 by Max Keiser, February 27, 2014, RT The frac chapter starts at 5:06 Min. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss Rex Tillerson CEO of Exxon, the man most responsible for pushing fracking across the nation, joining a lawsuit fighting a water tower to supply water for fracing. Max Keiser: “Yes, it causes cancer.” Comparative size ...

Du méthane dans des puits d’eau à Gaspé by Denis-Michel Thibeault, le 4 mars 2014, chau.teleinterrives.com Trois ou quatre puits d’eau du secteur Sandy Beach seraient contaminés de méthane. C’est du moins ce qu’avance le groupe de citoyens Ensemble pour l’avenir durable du grand Gaspé et sa présidente, Lise Chartrand. « Ils ont trouvé dans trois ...

Drilling freeze? by Dave Mabell, March 4, 2014, Lethbridge Herald Until Alberta implements a policy on oil and gas drilling in urban areas, no applications or mineral rights sales should be allowed. That’s the stand city council endorsed unanimously Monday, in its latest protest against proposed oilwell drilling in west Lethbridge. A Calgary-based company has proposed three ...

Letter: Oil industry an example of corporate grip on opinion in U.S. by James A. Erdman, Ph.D., Livermore, March 4, 2014, coloradoan.com Disturbing — more, shocking — is the cozy relationship between developers and the fracking industry, as reported in The Denver Post on Feb. 19, “Real estate developers partner with Colorado oil and gas producers.” Gov. John Hickenlooper’s support ...

Council resolution calls for AER to halt acceptance of urban-drilling applications by Lethbridge Herald, March 3, 2014 Lethbridge city council is urging a halt to urban drilling applications and sales of mineral rights in urban areas until the province unveils its new urban drilling policy. Today, city council members unanimously approved a resolution directing Mayor Chris ...

E&P industry decries proposed Los Angeles fracking moratorium by Jim Magill, March 3, 2014, Platts Oil and gas industry officials are decrying a move by the city of Los Angeles last week toward establishing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, an action could have a symbolic effect that extends beyond its actual potential impact on oil and ...

Fracking updates and articles: The visit by Jessica Ernst, Environmental Scientist (September) by Edwin Bezzina, Fall 2013 Newsletter, Western Environment Centre Complete issue available at link below. Complete issue of the Fall Newsletter

Court Upholds Imposing Fracking Ban in Colorado City by Tripp Baltz, March 3, 2014, Bloomberg A Colorado judge has approved the results of a November 2013 vote approving a five-year ban on hydraulic fracturing in Broomfield, Colo. The Feb. 27 ruling by Colorado District Court Judge Chris Melonakis of the 17th Judicial District means Broomfield’s five-year ...

No Merit Badge For This ExxonMobil Boy Scout by Walter Brasch, March 02, 2014, Insurancenews.net Michael Whitten, who represents Tillerson, told the Wall Street Journal his client was primarily concerned about the impact the tower would have upon property values. Rex W. Tillerson isn’t your typical resident. He’s the CEO and the chairman of the board ...

Rich Coleman: Tough B.C. rules make fracking extremely safe by Editorial Pages, March 2, 2014, The province The claims and cautionary warnings in the op-ed on LNG and water use last week by Ben Parfitt and David Hughes are unfounded and inaccurate. British Columbia has been a leader in safe, responsible natural gas development for more ...

Drilling in Lethbridge would undo years of city planning by Van E. Christou, March 1, 2014, Lethbridge Herald I would like to propose an addition to the many reasons why drilling oil wells within the city limits is totally unacceptable. Of course informed and reasonable Lethbridgites do not want their water supply as well as their ...

Alberta oil companies have abandonment issues, Thousands of wells sit orphaned on people’s land by Suzy Thompson, February 13, 2014, Calgary Fast Forward Rural landowners are angry at the rate that abandoned oil wells are accumulating on their land. Without legislated timelines for industry to clean up well sites once production has stopped, landowners and environmental ...

As Drought Continues, Farmers Fear Feds Could Seize Water by sanfransisco.cbslocal, January 28, 2014 With no end in sight to California’s drought, farmers in the San Joaquin Valley fear federal officials could seize water in the San Luis Reservoir intended for their crops. The Fresno Bee says dropping reservoir levels across the state are leading to ...

Anadarko, Encana, Pioneer, Apache Have Greatest Fracking Water Risks by Environmental Leader, February 7, 2014 Anadarko, Encana, Pioneer and Apache have the highest exposure to water exposure risks among hydraulic fracturing companies, according to a report by Ceres. But many more companies connected to fracking face long-term water sourcing risks, according to the non-profit. These include the top three ...

Une mère albertaine se bat contre 5 puits fracturés à côté de chez elle translation by Amie du Richelieu of Andrew Nikiforuk’s article, March 2, 2014 Alberta Mother Fights Five Neighbouring Fracked Wells, Diana Daunheimer’s lawsuit follows years of policing industry in her own backyard by Andrew Nikiforuk, February 28, 2014, TheTyee.ca The Daunheimer farm, west of Didsbury ...

ConocoPhillips seeks to expand fracking camp in the Sahtu by CBC News, February 28, 2014 ConocoPhillips wants to build a bigger camp and draw more water than originally planned at it’s fracking operation in the Sahtu. The company is licensed for a 150-person camp 7 kilometres from the Mackenzie River along its all-season access road. It’s ...

Neighbourhood wells, Municipalities have no power over oil and gas development within city limits by Suzy Thompson, February 27, 2014, Fast Forward weekly In December 2011, Kaiser Exploration obtained a licence to drill four oil wells in a small parcel of southern Alberta prairie. Several months later, Goldenkey Oil received the rights to drill three exploratory ...

Maybe we should be taking care of our water by Robert Warren, March 1, 2014, Lethbridge Herald A recent documentary stated “Canada has not signed the United Nations Covenant on the right to water.” Economics, maybe? Don’t know. In this documentary, the Montreal Economic Institute wants to set the stage for shipping water from Quebec to ...

CUPE calls for full drinking water protection in the Gaspésie Peninsula translation by Amie du Richelieu of Le SCFP réclame la pleine protection de l’eau potable en Gaspésie  by lelezard.com, February 26 2014 The most important Quebec municipal employees union is worried about the risks to drinking water in the Gaspésie Peninsula. After the February 10 Quebec Superior Court ...

Should U of L take a stand on drilling issue? by Caroline Zentner, February 28, 2014, Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge board of governors will form a working committee to develop a framework for analyzing the issue of urban drilling and its potential affects on the university. At Thursday’s board meeting, President Mike Mahon said ...

Parks ministers urging Canadians to ‘go play outside’ by Colette Derworiz, February 28, 2014, Calgary Herald The loss of a connection with nature is having major consequences on social, economic and environmental health in Canada, a new report by the Canadian Parks Council suggests. On Friday, ministers from federal, provincial ...

Weadick against drilling since ‘day one’ by Nick Kuhl, February 28, 2014, Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge West MLA Greg Weadick said Thursday afternoon he will continue to represent city residents in opposition to the urban drilling issue. Weadick said he will present opposition letters and put his stance formally on the record in the Alberta Legislature when ...

Los Angeles becomes largest US city to prohibit fracking by RT, March 1, 2014 According to the Los Angeles Times, only 17 wells in the city have been subject to acidizing or gravel packing since last summer. In the surrounding Los Angeles County, 218 wells have been subject to the practices, including fracking. Acidizing is the injection of ...

Province never inspected berm that burst at Obed mine tailings pond by Sheila Pratt, February 27, 2014, Edmonton Journal The berm around the Obed mine coal tailings pond that failed last fall had not been inspected by the province because it was not classified as a dam, a public forum at the University of Alberta was ...

Oil rigs dumping billion of gallons of fracking waste off California coast with OK from feds by Travis Gettys, February 28, 2014, raw story Wastewater from offshore drilling is being dumped into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, and it’s apparently legal. Oil rig operators have federal permits to dump 9 billion gallons ...

ALBERTA SURFACE RIGHTS FEDERATION Meeting Notice Guest Speaker: Diana Daunheimer Fracking issues affecting well water March 13, 2014, 1:30 PM Norsemen Inn, 6505-48 Ave., Camrose, AB., (West end) For More Information: 1-780-672-6021 www.albertasurfacerights.ca [Refer also to: MUST LISTEN! EXCELLENT! Ian Jessop interviews Diana Daunheimer Water concerns a long, hard struggle, says Daunheimer family near Didsbury, Alberta Front Page: Politely spurn fracking, mom Diana Dauheimer urges Yukoners Canadian ...

Coal seam gas industry’s solution to underground pollution is to bury the proof by John Fenton, February 28, 2014, The Syndey Morning Herald In Wyoming, we have a saying: don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining. Former Howard government minister Peter Reith encourages Australians to take a risk with coal seam gas. He ...

Encana flags anti-fracking push in Colorado as a risk to business by Lauren Krugel, Canadian Press, February 27, 2014, Calgary Herald Energy giant Encana Corp. says its operations in Colorado could be hampered by a state ballot initiative that, if successful, would bring oil and gas drilling under local government control. Groups concerned about the impacts ...

As Drought Continues, Farmers Fear Feds Could Seize Water bysanfransisco.cbslocal, January 28, 2014 With no end in sight to California’s drought, farmers in the San Joaquin Valley fear federal officials could seize water in the San Luis Reservoir intended for their crops. The Fresno Bee says dropping reservoir levels across the state are leading to struggles over ...

Ian Jessop interviews Diana Daunheimer February 27, 2014, CFAX 1070

Fracking Leads to Cracks in Home Foundation and Water Contamination by Jane Mundy, February 21, 2014, Lawyers and Settlements Garrettsville, OH: Shortly after the Mountaineer Keystone Company started drilling for natural gas, Beckie and her neighbors discovered the repercussions of fracking. “We found cracks in our walls and ceilings and then our water was contaminated – ...

EIP and 14 Groups: EPA Should Close Loophole Allowing Nearly 400 Oil and Gas Facilities in Six States to Avoid Public Reporting of Millions of Pounds of Toxic Pollution Annually Press Release by Environmental Integrity Project and 14 groups, January 30, 2014 395 Facilities Identified in CO, LA, ND, PA, TX and WY, Each Emitting over 10,000 ...

Chamber adds voice to drilling opposition by Dave Mabell, February 27, 2014, Lethbridge Herald There’s new opposition to a Calgary company’s plans to drill for oil in Lethbridge. The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has taken a stand against Goldenkey Oil’s bid to drill exploratory wells near new housing developments on the city’s westside. In a statement ...

High court hears potentially earth-shaking fracking case by Jim Phillips, February 26, 2014, athensnews A case that promises to have major repercussions on the shale-drilling industry in Ohio was heard by the Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday. The case, which pits the city of Munroe Falls against the Beck Energy Corporation, has drawn in a number of ...

Potentially radioactive material spilling out of trailers near Watford City, North Dakota by Lauren Donovan, February 22, 2014, Bismark Tribune Officials are investigating these trailers, which are leaking fluids and contain an unknown number of potentially radioactive filter socks, which have been banned from North Dakota landfills. Photo by Lauren Donovan. These orange-tinted filter socks are most likely ...

First step toward fracking ban in L.A. taken by land use panel by Brennan Linsley, Associated Press, February 25, 2014, Los Angeles Times The L.A. City Councill is slated to vote to draft new rules that would prohibit hydraulic fracturing and other forms of ¿well stimulation¿ in Los Angeles until the council is sure they are ...

Water wars with U.S. will become bigger issue than Keystone, Canadian ambassador says by William Marsden, PostMedia News, February 25, 2014, Edmonton Journal Canada must prepare for diplomatic water wars with the U.S., as demand on both sides of the border grows for this vital but ultimately limited resource, says Gary Doer, Canadian ambassador to ...

From the lawsuit, seeking $40 million US: Plaintiffs have and will continue to be damaged and injured by Defendants’ conduct unless Defendants are restrained and enjoined, and they have no legal remedy sufficient to protect their interests because even though the damages might compensate them for their diminished property values, damages cannot compensate fully for the ...

Urban Drilling – City Council Community Issues Committee (CIC) Meeting February 24, 2014 Part 1 of the meeting which is the presentations by the panel of experts: Part 2 of the meeting which is the question and answer period: Too many unanswered questions about drilling by Dan Learn, February 25, 2014, Lethbridge Herald I am surprised that more people aren’t opposed ...

Alberta doctor to meet U.S. senators to discuss health effects of oilsand development by Sheila Pratt, February 25, 2014, Edmonton Journal Dr. John O’Connor poses for a photo outside the hospital in Fort McMurray on September 9, 2013. Photograph by: Ryan Jackson , Edmonton Journal Dr. John O’Connor, who drew fire as an advocate for health concerns in ...

Secure Energy Services Inc. proposing toxic oilfield waste facility in Harmattan area southeast of Sundre in Mountain View County, Alberta by Dan Singleton, February 25, 2014, Mountain View Gazette [Refer also to: November 2012 – EnCana’s drilling waste dumped on food land at Rosebud January 17, 2013, Bob Curran, Public Affairs Section Leader, ERCB, on GlobalTV: “We evolve the regulations on an ongoing ...

Water concerns a long, hard struggle, says family by Diana Daunheimer, February 25, 2014, Mountain View Gazette It is truly stunning the gravity of how powerless a landowner is in the face of water contamination from the oil and gas industry in our province. [Refer also to: Front Page: Politely spurn fracking, mom Diana Dauheimer urges Yukoners Canadian Diana ...

Who are these people? Why the big fracking lies? by Will Koop, February 24, 2014, BC Tap Water Alliance C. Abel Redford-in-the-clouds fracking cartoon published in Lethbridge Herald, February 24, 2014

Act 13 ruling buoys residents near Trax Farm gas well, Union Township homeowners want more local control by Anya Litvak, February 22, 2014, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On Dec. 19, the Baumgardner family began to hope again. It was a rare good day among four months of bad days for a family living 500 feet from a Marcellus ...

Water should be a key concern in drilling discussion by Alvin W. Shier, February 22, 2014, Lethbridge Herald The date when Goldenkey Oil Inc. is to apply for a licence to drill within the municipal boundary of Lethbridge is rapidly closing in. Their oil extraction operation will be in very close proximity to schools and residential ...

Ewart: Taking a regional approach to fracking, AER to launch pilot project of oversight by Stephen Ewart, February 22, 2014, Calgary Herald The Alberta Energy Regulator has a head start on its oversight of fracking after a century of oil and gas development in the province but that history has also created its own challenges. The ...

Un problème similaire à celui des TNO; Est-ce que le gouvernement du Yukon est disposé à fracturer le Yukon? condensed translation of Is the Yukon Government setting up a fracked territory? by Jacqueline Vigneux, Peter Becker and Jessica Ernst, February 21, 2014, L’Aquilon Le souffle francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (NWT) [Full version in English and French at: Is the Yukon Government ...

Tories vow rules on urban drilling within weeks by James Wood and Chris Varcoe, February 21, 2014, Calgary Herald Alberta Energy Minister Diana McQueen said Thursday that long-awaited rules around urban drilling are coming soon, even as controversy continues to flare around a proposed project in Lethbridge. Lethbridge’s council has passed a resolution opposing urban gas ...

Clip starts at 6:14 Min. Screen grab of the panel, note the empty seat for the Tories. Diana McQueen, Energy Minister, and three other PC’s were invited, none attended. More than 10,000 have now signed the petition against drilling and frac’ing in Lethbridge. ‘can’t ignore the voters’ by Dave Mabell, February 21, 2014, Lethbridge Herald Elected representatives from ...

Fracking protestor lodges formal complaint, says police acted ‘like a pack of wolves’ by Manchester Evening News, February 20, 2014 A mother-of-five has made a formal complaint about Greater Manchester Police claiming she was assaulted by officers during the Barton Moss anti-fracking protest. Vanda Gillett said she was left injured on the floor for more than ...

First Nations confer to repel fracking initiatives by Penny Kome, February 20, 2014, rabble.ca “We had good documentation ,” said Mi’kmaq warrior Suzanne Patless, “but we woke up to 100 guns around us.” Patless, a New Brunswick Mi’kmaq warrior, spoke in Calgary on February 10, at a panel organized by ...

James Taylor speaks against fracking in North Carolina TV ad by The Associated Press, February 20, 2014, Calgary Herald The singer-songwriter is starring in a television ad for an environmental group urging North Carolinians to challenge efforts to allow natural gas exploration through hydraulic fracturing in the state where he grew up. The Natural Resources Defence ...

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson Joins Suit Citing Fracking Concerns, Residents of Dallas Suburb Fight Construction of Tower That Would Provide Water for Drilling by Daniel Gilbert, February 20, 2014, The Wall Street Journal BARTONVILLE, Texas—One evening last November, a tall, white-haired man turned up at a Town Council meeting to protest construction of a water tower ...

Large dams of mining waste leaking into Athabasca River: study by Andrew Nikiforuk, February 21, 2014, The Tyee.ca To date, the Alberta Energy Regulator has not enforced new rules introduced in 2009 to shrink the volume of mining waste produced by the energy project. When oilsands developers failed to meet new targets curtailing mining waste set ...

Don’t allow drilling to destroy our clean water by Patti Johnsen, February 20, 2014, Lethbridge Herald To: Alberta Energy Regulators I am opposed to the approval of Goldenkey’s application to drill oil or gas wells within the city limits of Lethbridge and county. There is solid research that the chemicals Goldenkey will use when drilling or fracking ...

Photos of the event: PCs pass on drilling forum by Dave Mabell, February 20, 2014, Lethbridge Herald No Progressive Conservative representatives have accepted the invitation. But speakers from Alberta’s other political parties will be on hand tonight to share their views on exploratory drilling inside Lethbridge city limits. The all-party forum, scheduled for 7 p.m. in the ballroom ...

Opposition to drilling in Lethbridge strong by Dave Mabell, February 20, 2014, Lethbridge Herald The numbers tell the story. In Lethbridge, more than three-quarters of the population is against oil or gas drilling inside city limits. And more than 60 per cent of those polled say they’re “strongly opposed” to wells anywhere in the city. Those ...

Where is the Green Party on Fracking by Peter Becker, February 19, 2014, Whitehorse Star

Industry urged to change hydraulic fracturing ‘conversation’ by Rachael Seeley, Editor, Unconventional Oil & Gas Report, February 18, 2014, Oil and Gas Journal The oil and gas industry needs to change the conversation about hydraulic fracturing by engaging with the public to demystify the process and highlighting efforts to reduce the environmental footprints of drilling and completion. This was the ...

Fracking Blamed for ‘Thousands of Quakes’ by Erik de la Garza, February 19, 2014, Courthouse News LITTLE ROCK (CN) – Fracking by Chesapeake oil and Billiton Petroleum caused “thousands of earthquakes” that damaged homes and caused the state’s largest earthquake in the past 35 years, two Central Arkansas families claim in court. Daryl and Nicole Davis and ...

How to Fight Fracking, 9 resistance strategies from the frontline standoff in New Brunswick by Jean Louis Deveau, February Issue of Alternatives Journal

Rachel Maddow Devotes Large Portion of Show to Hazards of Fracking by EcoWatch, February 19, 2014 Oklahoma Wonders Why The Earth Is Shaking, Is oil and gas drilling to blame, or is increase in earthquakes just ordinary seismic activity? by Denver Nicks, February 18, 2014, TIME No strangers to nature’s fury, Oklahomans grow up accustomed scorching heat, blizzards, ...

Halliburton fined $1.8 million over disposal, Company misstated amount of waste reported to state by Anya Litvak, February 18, 2014, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In one of the largest penalties leveled against an oil and gas service company in Pennsylvania’s history, the Department of Environmental Protection fined Halliburton Energy Services $1.8 million for transporting, processing and disposing of ...

As Fracking Booms, Growing Concerns About Wastewater by roger real drouin, February 18, 2014, e360.yale.edu But tracking where the fracking wastewater from Washington County and sites across the United States ends up — and how much pollution it causes — is exceedingly difficult. In a study conducted last year, researchers from the environmental consulting firm, Downstream ...

Return power to the people by Ron Oldridge, February 18, 2014, Lethbridge Herald On her recent Lethbridge visit, Premier Redford outlined her government’s position in the Herald article February 13 regarding the Goldenkey oil drilling application. It’s basically hands off and let the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) do its job. Under this current regime, industry is ...

Woman wins case against Chesapeake Jacqueline Place of Terry Township to receive compensation for well contamination by Brendan Gibbons, Times-Shamrock, February 19, 2014, The Daily Review An arbitrator ordered Chesapeake Appalachia LLC pay a Bradford County woman nearly $60,000 for contaminating her water well with methane. Jacqueline Place signed a lease in June 2008 that included ...