On April 23, NOFRAC presented the Standing Committee on Natural Resources with a summary of studies relating to unconventional natural gas development published since the Wheeler Report. The summary overview concludes “The studies provide no
Press release For immediate release, April 4 2018 BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR FRACKING MORATORIUM TO REMAIN Diverse opposition to fracking calls for protection of water, farming, tourism, health (Nova Scotia) – Forty businesses and organizations
Find a PDF of the letter here. April 4, 2018 To: Premier Stephen McNeil Energy Minister Geoff MacLellan In 2014 Nova Scotia banned fracking following an extensive democratic process including a government-commissioned independent review, a
Click through to read our Hydraulic Fracturing letter to municipal councillors in response to Guysborough warden Vernon Pitts’ push for municipalities to request that Nova Scotia’s ban on hydraulic fracturing in shale be lifted. This letter rebuts Pitts’
Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition Disappointed with Approval of Bear Head LNG plant Although NOFRAC has chosen to focus our work on ensuring hydraulic fracturing would not take place in Nova Scotia, we
This week, the Ecology Action Centre released a report based on science as well as local information from a freedom of information review, that directly impacts Nova Scotia communities and residents. Coalbed methane (CBM) is
We are pleased with the announcement of legislation to ban fracking this fall, and look forward to seeing the details. Thank you for all your hard work, and please consider writing a thank you note
Groups and organizations from across Nova Scotia and beyond are indicating support for a 10-year legislated moratorium on fracking by endorsing a Joint Statement. The Statement will be presented to Premier Steven MacNeil after release of
This is a response to the draft paper titled “What are the interactions between unconventional gas resources and water resources? Input quality and quantity requirements and water treatment needs and impacts” (referred to as the
The most recent paper, “The Potential Oil and Gas Resource Base in Nova Scotia Accessible by Hydraulic Fracturing,” does not contain information to support a potential oil and gas base in Nova Scotia. The paper