Thursday, December 22

Advocates continue to hold hope they can stop fracking in New Brunswick


This fall marked one year since the Conservation Council of New Brunswick announced its concerns about shale gas exploration in the province. The government of New Brunswick says the province has the "thickest shale gas reservoir" in North America, and wants to explore the process of hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - to extract the resource from the ground.
When CCNB heard about the province's plans, they travelled to states where fracking had taken place, said executive director David Coon.
"We concluded this could not go forward safely, whatever the regulations were."
CCNB, along with about 30 local groups, has taken a firm stance against shale gas development.

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Brunswick News Inc

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