Moncton Environmentalists Protest Gas Pipeline In B.C., Oil Sands Mine In Alberta
The protestors say the country shouldn’t be supporting any fossil fuel energy projects, including the renewed push to extract natural gas resources in New Brunswick.
The protestors say the country shouldn’t be supporting any fossil fuel energy projects, including the renewed push to extract natural gas resources in New Brunswick.
The company is being renamed Headwater Exploration Inc. and plans to pursue development at its McCully Field near Sussex.
Premier Blaine Higgs says there is enough support to proceed with fracking in Susses. But some local businesspeople don’t believe it’s the best thing for the future of the area’s economy and environment.
Declining investment, fears of stranded assets, low prices, enormous industry debt, huge environmental clean-up costs and fewer jobs. With these conditions affecting fossil fuel investments worldwide, Jim Emberger wonders why we would develop the natural gas industry in New Brunswick.
The risks of fracking don’t justify a ban, say Matthew Lau and Marco Navarro-Genie of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, so all the moratorium does is impede economic development.
Some business leaders are slamming the continuation of the “fracking” moratorium in New Brunswick.
Business representatives appealed to the provincial government to lift the fracking moratorium that has been in place in the New Brunswick since the end of 2014.
“You can either fight it, or go with the current and work within it.”
Fredericton– The Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing is asking New Brunswickers to share their views as part of their investigation into the viability of fracking natural gas in the province. The commissioners, Marc Léger, John McLaughlin and Cheryl M.G. Robertson, are interested in hearing from any residents and groups who want to “contribute to the dialogue.” They’re […]