Geology

Industry Made Quakes

Apr 2015 | IN Health 41.2 | BY Andrew Nikiforuk

Column

Ignoring the science on fracking puts us on shaky ground.

Fracking's Return on Investment is a Myth

Feb 13 2014 | IN Non-Renewables | BY Janet Kimantas

Fracking’s ROI is actually negative: it costs more to extract fracked gas and oil than it's even worth.

Fracking hotspots, shale basins and aquifers in Canada

Fracking Hotspots in Canada

Feb 2014 | IN Resource Wars 40.1 | BY A\J Staff

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We've mapped the nation's shale gas formations, key water aquifers, fracking wells and moratoriums. (Updated)

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The Green Athlete: Running Wild Part 2

May 29 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Jessica Kuepfer

A reflection on running 100 miles across the Badlands to document what is at stake with the spread of oil fracking in North Dakota.

$Drilling, hydraulic facturing in the North Dakota badlands. A\J Alternatives$

The Green Athlete: Running Wild

Apr 29 2013 | IN Wildlife | BY Jessica Kuepfer

Scientists and ultra marathoners join forces to document what’s at stake with the spread of fracking in the North Dakota badlands.

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No Means No

Nov 2012 | IN Education 38.6 | BY Catherine Nolin Nathan Einbinder

Full article available online

After saving their land once from the Prosperity mine, the Tsilhqot’in First Nation in central BC are still fighting for their way of life against a second open-pit proposal.

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