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According to the society, "Challenges to watersheds and riparian health come via such things as drought, overuse and over ...
Noble County was suddenly the sight of dozens of small earthquakes this year after fracking operations started in Buffalo ...
From 2006-09, with light-to-moderate fracking taking place, there were 146 earthquakes. In 2010-11, with fracking activity peaking, there were 189 quakes.
The process requires dozens of chemicals for various purposes, including reducing heat and suspending drill cuttings to avoid clogs. Fracking is booming in northeastern BC, where more than 7300 shale ...
That process allows companies to extract natural gas from areas that would otherwise go untapped. Opponents to the shale gas industry say the hydro-fracking process can cause water and air pollution.
More than 30,000 wells needed over the next 25 years for new LNG export projects, calculates renowned earth scientist David ...
A coalition of environmental, community and First Nation organizations is calling for the B.C. NDP to broaden a campaign promise to review fracking by instead ordering a full public inquiry.
The process has been blamed for contaminating drinking water and in some cases causing earthquakes. Experts believe the tremors are caused by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
Re: B.C. shouldn’t allow fracking free-for-all, Opinion, Aug. 16 Ben Parfitt has written a comprehensive article on the hazards associated with earthquakes caused by the fracking process needed ...
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been a significant issue in the 2024 presidential race between former President Trump ...
B.C.'s fracking industry consumed 5.2 billion litres of water in 2021 The volume of freshwater used by the oil and gas industry in 2021 was enough to fill roughly 2,080 olympic size swimming pools.
The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has been urged to widen the moratorium on fracking in England to include all forms of the process.